From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Frank Schafer <frank.schafer@setuza.cz>
To: Cheng Yan <cyan_01@hotmail.com>
Cc: help-gcc@gnu.org
Subject: Re: help needed on config/install gcc 3.0
Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2001 21:11:00 -0000
Message-id: <3BBBE4C2.BCB6E607@setuza.cz>
References: <F40b0SulnJ2IKkVmkLb000037fb@hotmail.com>
X-SW-Source: 2001-10/msg00033.html

Cheng Yan wrote:

> Dear Sir,
>
> I have recently tried installed gcc 3.0 on a Solaris 2.7 box. I got the
> following error:
>
> =========================================
> 75 => /opt/local/gnu/gcc-3.0/configure
> Configuring for a sparc-sun-solaris2.7 host.
> Created "Makefile" in /usr/gnubin using "mh-frag"
> /usr/ucb/cc:  language optional software package not installed
> *** The command 'cc -o conftest -g   conftest.c' failed.
> *** You must set the environment variable CC to a working compiler.
> =========================================
>
> I know I have /usr/ucb/cc installed. But I don't know how to set
> theenvironment variable CC. Certainly I know how to set an env variable. But
> what value do I need to give to the environment variable CC?
>
> Your help is highly appreciated.
>
> Sincerely,
> >
> >Cheng Yan
>
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Hi Cheng,

If You have a C-compiler installed in /some/dir/someC, You should:

# export CC=/some/dir/someC

For the case, that /some/dir is in Your path

# export CC=someC

should be sufficient.

Hope this helps
Frank