strange compiler error about 'as'

strange compiler error about 'as'

[thestoneman9072]

I am just getting started with gcc.
I installed a binary distribution of gcc 2.7.2.3

When I try to run gcc on a simple test file like this:
gcc -o conftest conftest.c
I get the follwing error:
gcc: installation problem, cannot exec 'as': No such file or directory

Can anybody tell me what might be up?

Thanks,
Dave


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Re: strange compiler error about 'as'

[thestoneman9072]

In article < 80p8ir$4ne$1@nnrp1.deja.com >,
  thestoneman9072@my-deja.com wrote:
> I am just getting started with gcc.
> I installed a binary distribution of gcc 2.7.2.3
>
> When I try to run gcc on a simple test file like this:
> gcc -o conftest conftest.c
> I get the follwing error:
> gcc: installation problem, cannot exec 'as': No such file or directory
>
> Can anybody tell me what might be up?
>

So I figured out gcc is looking for an assembler and can't find it.  So
now my questions are:
   1.) Isn't an assembler installed with Solaris?  If so, is it called
something other than 'as'?  Because there is no file with that name on
my system.
   2.) If Solaris _doesn't_ come with an assembler, then I guess I need
to use the GNU assembler.  This is included in the GNU binutils package
I know... but is there a binary distribution of binutils anywhere?  I
can't build 'as' without an assembler in the first place.

Thanks,
Dave


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Re: strange compiler error about 'as'

[thestoneman9072]

In article < 80ph65$bqd$1@nnrp1.deja.com >,
  thestoneman9072@my-deja.com wrote:
> In article < 80p8ir$4ne$1@nnrp1.deja.com >,
>   thestoneman9072@my-deja.com wrote:
> > I am just getting started with gcc.
> > I installed a binary distribution of gcc 2.7.2.3
> >
> > When I try to run gcc on a simple test file like this:
> > gcc -o conftest conftest.c
> > I get the follwing error:
> > gcc: installation problem, cannot exec 'as': No such file or
directory
> >
> > Can anybody tell me what might be up?
> >
>
> So I figured out gcc is looking for an assembler and can't find it.
So
> now my questions are:
>    1.) Isn't an assembler installed with Solaris?  If so, is it called
> something other than 'as'?  Because there is no file with that name on
> my system.
>    2.) If Solaris _doesn't_ come with an assembler, then I guess I
need
> to use the GNU assembler.  This is included in the GNU binutils
package
> I know... but is there a binary distribution of binutils anywhere?  I
> can't build 'as' without an assembler in the first place.
>

So, I've searched around and it appears as though the 'as' assembler is
bundled with the basic Solaris distribution as part of the 'SUNWsprot'
package...but where is this package?  I can't find it on any of my cd-
roms, and it wasn't installed by default...

Thanks again,
Dave


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strange compiler error about 'as'

[thestoneman9072]

I am just getting started with gcc.
I installed a binary distribution of gcc 2.7.2.3

When I try to run gcc on a simple test file like this:
gcc -o conftest conftest.c
I get the follwing error:
gcc: installation problem, cannot exec 'as': No such file or directory

Can anybody tell me what might be up?

Thanks,
Dave


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Re: strange compiler error about 'as'

[thestoneman9072]

In article < 80p8ir$4ne$1@nnrp1.deja.com >,
  thestoneman9072@my-deja.com wrote:
> I am just getting started with gcc.
> I installed a binary distribution of gcc 2.7.2.3
>
> When I try to run gcc on a simple test file like this:
> gcc -o conftest conftest.c
> I get the follwing error:
> gcc: installation problem, cannot exec 'as': No such file or directory
>
> Can anybody tell me what might be up?
>

So I figured out gcc is looking for an assembler and can't find it.  So
now my questions are:
   1.) Isn't an assembler installed with Solaris?  If so, is it called
something other than 'as'?  Because there is no file with that name on
my system.
   2.) If Solaris _doesn't_ come with an assembler, then I guess I need
to use the GNU assembler.  This is included in the GNU binutils package
I know... but is there a binary distribution of binutils anywhere?  I
can't build 'as' without an assembler in the first place.

Thanks,
Dave


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Re: strange compiler error about 'as'

[thestoneman9072]

In article < 80ph65$bqd$1@nnrp1.deja.com >,
  thestoneman9072@my-deja.com wrote:
> In article < 80p8ir$4ne$1@nnrp1.deja.com >,
>   thestoneman9072@my-deja.com wrote:
> > I am just getting started with gcc.
> > I installed a binary distribution of gcc 2.7.2.3
> >
> > When I try to run gcc on a simple test file like this:
> > gcc -o conftest conftest.c
> > I get the follwing error:
> > gcc: installation problem, cannot exec 'as': No such file or
directory
> >
> > Can anybody tell me what might be up?
> >
>
> So I figured out gcc is looking for an assembler and can't find it.
So
> now my questions are:
>    1.) Isn't an assembler installed with Solaris?  If so, is it called
> something other than 'as'?  Because there is no file with that name on
> my system.
>    2.) If Solaris _doesn't_ come with an assembler, then I guess I
need
> to use the GNU assembler.  This is included in the GNU binutils
package
> I know... but is there a binary distribution of binutils anywhere?  I
> can't build 'as' without an assembler in the first place.
>

So, I've searched around and it appears as though the 'as' assembler is
bundled with the basic Solaris distribution as part of the 'SUNWsprot'
package...but where is this package?  I can't find it on any of my cd-
roms, and it wasn't installed by default...

Thanks again,
Dave


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