Installation Issue

Installation Issue

[John Drake]

This problem seems to be quite common because I searched for it and
there was a lot of forum posts asking for how to solve it but I
couldn't find a solution.

I'm running SuSE 9.1 and I downloaded the latest source code release
for g++ gcc. My problem is when I try to run ./configure in the
directory libstdc++-v3, it returns the following error:

configure: error: cannot find install-sh or install.sh in ./../..

Thanks, John

Re: Installation Issue

[Muthukumar Ratty]

>
> I'm running SuSE 9.1 and I downloaded the latest source code release
> for g++ gcc. My problem is when I try to run ./configure in the
> directory libstdc++-v3, it returns the following error:

RTFM :)

From the libstdc++ docs in
http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/install.html

...
When building libstdc++-v3 you'll have to configure the entire gccsrcdir
directory.
...

cd gccbuilddir
gccsrcdir/configure --prefix=destdir --other-opts...


>
> configure: error: cannot find install-sh or install.sh in ./../..
>
> Thanks, John
>

RE: Installation Issue

[Muthukumar Ratty]

>
> I think someone forgot to update the scripts and makefiles somewhere
> between versions.  Yes, the manual says do not use builddir = sourcedir
> etc. etc. but "make install" failed for me too.
>

Hmmm... does this mean, you RTFMed, followed the rabbit and, still got
the problem. It could be worthy of a PR then...

1. Did you check the bug db to see if its reported/fixed in latest
releases?
2. What version you tried?
3. What are the steps?
4. What error you got?
5. Arch?


thanks,
Muthu.





> Theoretically you could tell the scripts where to find install.sh on the
> command line by saying "make INSTALL=/full/path/to/install.sh install"
>
> In the end I had to do a search & replace through configure and all
> makefiles, and replace all the relative references to install.sh with
> the absolute path.
>
> Try it -- it might help you too.
>
> Lourens Janse van Rensburg...
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gcc-help-owner@gcc.gnu.org [mailto:gcc-help-owner@gcc.gnu.org] On
> Behalf Of John Drake
> Sent: 21 September 2004 00:37
> To: gcc-help@gcc.gnu.org
> Subject: Installation Issue
>
> This problem seems to be quite common because I searched for it and
> there was a lot of forum posts asking for how to solve it but I couldn't
> find a solution.
>
> I'm running SuSE 9.1 and I downloaded the latest source code release for
> g++ gcc. My problem is when I try to run ./configure in the directory
> libstdc++-v3, it returns the following error:
>
> configure: error: cannot find install-sh or install.sh in ./../..
>
> Thanks, John
>

RE: Installation Issue

[Muthukumar Ratty]

> In the end I had to do a search & replace through configure and all
> makefiles, and replace all the relative references to install.sh with
> the absolute path.
>
> Try it -- it might help you too.


No. This is absurd. Dont *ever* do this! Please RTFM.


>
> Lourens Janse van Rensburg...
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gcc-help-owner@gcc.gnu.org [mailto:gcc-help-owner@gcc.gnu.org] On
> Behalf Of John Drake
> Sent: 21 September 2004 00:37
> To: gcc-help@gcc.gnu.org
> Subject: Installation Issue
>
> This problem seems to be quite common because I searched for it and
> there was a lot of forum posts asking for how to solve it but I couldn't
> find a solution.
>
> I'm running SuSE 9.1 and I downloaded the latest source code release for
> g++ gcc. My problem is when I try to run ./configure in the directory
> libstdc++-v3, it returns the following error:
>
> configure: error: cannot find install-sh or install.sh in ./../..
>
> Thanks, John
>

RE: Installation Issue

[Lourens Janse van Rensburg]

Hi, 

After building the latest GCC from source with no errors what
disappointment to find that "make install" keeps failing!

I think someone forgot to update the scripts and makefiles somewhere
between versions.  Yes, the manual says do not use builddir = sourcedir
etc. etc. but "make install" failed for me too.

Theoretically you could tell the scripts where to find install.sh on the
command line by saying "make INSTALL=/full/path/to/install.sh install"

In the end I had to do a search & replace through configure and all
makefiles, and replace all the relative references to install.sh with
the absolute path.

Try it -- it might help you too.

Lourens Janse van Rensburg...

 

-----Original Message-----
From: gcc-help-owner@gcc.gnu.org [mailto:gcc-help-owner@gcc.gnu.org] On
Behalf Of John Drake
Sent: 21 September 2004 00:37
To: gcc-help@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: Installation Issue

This problem seems to be quite common because I searched for it and
there was a lot of forum posts asking for how to solve it but I couldn't
find a solution.

I'm running SuSE 9.1 and I downloaded the latest source code release for
g++ gcc. My problem is when I try to run ./configure in the directory
libstdc++-v3, it returns the following error:

configure: error: cannot find install-sh or install.sh in ./../..

Thanks, John