From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Paul D. Smith" To: help-gcc@gnu.org Subject: Re: Base compiler to install gcc? Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2000 00:00:00 -0000 Message-ID: References: <8551hc$rm7$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <38763F70.EB690E61@nortelnetworks.com> X-SW-Source: 2000-q1/msg00104.html Message-ID: <20000401000000.LIwU3NNI8k6B3Xspf7Gh8P5On-7MKXtmk6kjbfrPsS8@z> %% Brandon Metcalf writes: bm> lfw57@my-deja.com wrote: >> I now understand that to install gcc, you need a >> "base" compiler, which this system does not have. >> I'm running Solaris 2.5. You can't compile a program without a compiler--even if the program you want to compile is itself a compiler! :) >> Can someone tell me exactly what I need to install >> and where I can get it? bm> You need to have a c compiler to compile gcc. There are prebuilt bm> versions of gcc available. I don't recall off hand where to get bm> one, but you can probably find pointers at www.gnu.org. The FSF sells CD's with fully-built versions of GNU programs. It's one way to support the FSF. bm> You should be able to find a prebuilt version in the pkg format bm> for solaris. Try http://www.sunfreeware.com for example. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith Find some GNU make tips at: http://www.gnu.org http://www.ultranet.com/~pauld/gmake/ "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist