From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 2607 invoked by alias); 2 Jun 2011 02:25:58 -0000 Received: (qmail 2586 invoked by uid 22791); 2 Jun 2011 02:25:58 -0000 X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from omta01-pub.suddenlink.net (HELO omta01.suddenlink.net) (208.180.40.73) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.43rc1) with ESMTP; Thu, 02 Jun 2011 02:25:44 +0000 Received: from YOUREDC1953E71 ([173.218.211.169]) by omta01.suddenlink.net (InterMail vM.7.09.02.04 201-2219-117-106-20090629) with ESMTP id <20110602022544.ZFEK11963.omta01.suddenlink.net@YOUREDC1953E71> for ; Wed, 1 Jun 2011 21:25:44 -0500 Message-ID: <000b01cc20cc$56770680$a9d3daad@YOUREDC1953E71> From: "Bill Cunningham" To: References: <33901.10.0.66.17.1306980997.squirrel@interact.purplecow.org> Subject: Re: gcc-4.6.0 breaks Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2011 02:25:00 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact gcc-help-help@gcc.gnu.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: Sender: gcc-help-owner@gcc.gnu.org X-SW-Source: 2011-06/txt/msg00024.txt.bz2 Dennis Clarke wrote: >> My gcc-4.6.0 compilation after compiling for quite some time >> decided to >> break with an error to stderr of something like not recognized object >> files. >> I am compiling with gcc-3.3.6. This can sure be nerve racking. Does >> anyone know what this means? >> > > How would anyone even begin to help with this email content ? > > Okay, so let's see, so you're running Debian Linux on a DEC alpha and > you are trying to bootstrap GCC 4.6.0 while using GCC 3.3.6 with > binutils maybe maybe not and your configure line was black magic > while facing east with a dead cat under a rising moon ? > > My guess is that you need to face west. > > Try again with some content please ! I didn't get a log of stderr. I wish I had it turned on now. I'm using an old RH 9 for the i686 and binutils-2.21 along with gcc-3.3.6. I have have gmp mpfc and mpc all installed and I am using make-3.82. I was rather surprised when it broke. If I try again I will get a stderr log. Bill