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From: Brian Dessent <brian@dessent.net>
To: Jay <jayk123@hotmail.com>
Cc: gaurav.anywhere@gmail.com, gcc-help@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: Re: Error Compiling GCC on Solaris 10 / x86
Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 03:54:00 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <48952BA7.72853359@dessent.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <COL101-W66188DE3C9C6BBF616E7C5E6790@phx.gbl>

Jay wrote:

> Have you tried a "combined" / "Cygnus" tree?
> And without the -with-gnu-as/-with-gnu-ld switches?
> 
> A combined tree seems like a good way to add consistency and reduce ambiguity and make
> things work more automatically.
> The build system knows when the ld it will build will become available and will use it then.

That's really not a good idea to suggest given that the gcc docs
recommend *not* using the GNU linker with Solaris 10, and a combined
tree forces the in-tree linker which is GNU ld.

<http://gcc.gnu.org/install/specific.html#ix86-x-solaris210>

> It is recommended that you configure GCC to use the GNU
> assembler in /usr/sfw/bin/gas but the Sun linker, using
> the options --with-gnu-as --with-as=/usr/sfw/bin/gas
> --without-gnu-ld --with-ld=/usr/ccs/bin/ld.

Brian

  reply	other threads:[~2008-08-03  3:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <1217689174.6455.ezmlm@gcc.gnu.org>
2008-08-03  3:38 ` Jay
2008-08-03  3:54   ` Brian Dessent [this message]
2008-08-03  4:28     ` Gaurav Jain
2008-08-03  5:12       ` Brian Dessent
2008-08-03  6:23         ` Gaurav Jain
2008-08-02 14:59 Gaurav Jain
2008-08-02 17:02 ` Brian Dessent

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