gcc 2.95.2 Installation question

gcc 2.95.2 Installation question

[M. Yanez]

Hi !

I am trying to install the 2.95.2 version of gcc in a Sun-Sparc running
Solaris 2.7.  I am not the system administrator so I tried to install gcc
in a subdirectory whithin my home subdirectory (by using the
--prefix=,.... option).  I did use separate  subdirectories for the object
and source subdirectories as suggested.  The configuration script executes
well without any errors.  However when I try to build the compiler runtime
libraries from the source subdirectory (using "make bootstrap") I end up
getting the following error message:

make[1]: ar: Command not found
make[1]: *** [libiberty.a] Error 127
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/yanezm/My_g++/libiberty'

make: *** [all-libiberty] Error 2

After executing "make install" I eventually receive the following message:

make[1]: *** [cccp] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/yanezm/My_g++/gcc'
make: *** [install-gcc] Error 2


How can I know what do those error messages mean ? or even more important,
how can I fix them ?  I shall sincerely appreciate if you can point
me in the right direction.



                                        Cheers from Canada !


                                        -- Mauricio Yanez --

Re: gcc 2.95.2 Installation question

[Claudio Bley]

>>>>> "MY" == M Yanez <yanezm@mcmail.cis.mcmaster.ca> writes:

    MY> make[1]: ar: Command not found 

    MY> How can I know what do those error messages mean ? or even
    MY> more important, how can I fix them ?  I shall sincerely
    MY> appreciate if you can point me in the right direction.

Well, "ar: Command not found" means the 'ar' command was not found.

Either you should locate the ar command and add the location to your
PATH, or install the GNU binutils.

HTH
Claudio