From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 5034 invoked by alias); 6 May 2002 15:18:13 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gcc-help-help@gcc.gnu.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: Sender: gcc-help-owner@gcc.gnu.org Received: (qmail 5026 invoked from network); 6 May 2002 15:18:05 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO igw3.watson.ibm.com) (198.81.209.18) by sources.redhat.com with SMTP; 6 May 2002 15:18:05 -0000 Received: from sp1n293en1.watson.ibm.com (sp1n293en1.watson.ibm.com [9.2.112.57]) by igw3.watson.ibm.com (8.11.4/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g46FHwQ04648; Mon, 6 May 2002 11:17:58 -0400 Received: from makai.watson.ibm.com (makai.watson.ibm.com [9.2.216.144]) by sp1n293en1.watson.ibm.com (8.11.4/8.11.4) with ESMTP id g46FHwd35666; Mon, 6 May 2002 11:17:58 -0400 Received: from watson.ibm.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by makai.watson.ibm.com (AIX4.3/8.9.3/8.9.3/01-10-2000) with ESMTP id LAA23158; Mon, 6 May 2002 11:17:58 -0400 Message-Id: <200205061517.LAA23158@makai.watson.ibm.com> To: Darin DeCounter cc: gcc-help@gcc.gnu.org Subject: Re: Help! Attempting to install gcc 3.0.4 In-Reply-To: Message from Darin DeCounter of "Mon, 06 May 2002 08:15:36 PDT." <3.0.6.32.20020506081536.007a3e50@dali.lvrj.com> Date: Mon, 06 May 2002 08:18:00 -0000 From: David Edelsohn X-SW-Source: 2002-05/txt/msg00053.txt.bz2 >>>>> Darin DeCounter writes: Darin> I extracted the tar file, but it didn't have any file named configure. So, Darin> I went back to UCLA's site and found the source tar file. When I extract Darin> it, there is a file named 'configure'. You said I need a compiler to build Darin> GCC??? Not sure I understand, because if I had a compiler, I wouldn't need Darin> GCC in the first place. If I can find the .bin file, can I just install it Darin> with SMIT...and would I still need a compiler to build it? Thanks for your Darin> help. The binary distribution will not contain a file named "configure" because that distribution is pre-built, ready to install and run. If you want to install GCC 3.0.4 and downloaded a binary distribution of GCC 3.0.4, why do you want to build it? David