Problem configuring

Problem configuring

[Truman Kimery]

I'm running Linux on a pentium class processor (AMD K6-2 to be exact). I 
dunno if processor type actually matters but...
       This is my problem. I'm in /usr/gcc (where I want to set it up to) 
and type /usr/gcc-2.95.2/configure and it tells me config.guess can not 
figure out the host name so I type in /usr/gcc-2.95.2/configure 
--host=localhost.localdomain and it says: /usr/gcc-2.95.2/configure: cc: 
command not found *** the command 'cc -o conftest -g conftest.c' failed *** 
you must set the environment variable CC to a working compiler. I don't have 
a compiler that I know on my computer to set it to and I don't know how to 
set it anyway. Do you know why this happens and how I can deal with it to 
get the GCC compiler working on my computer?

Thanks,
Manji
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RE: Problem configuring

[Puneet Singhal]

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if you are running Linux u should be having a version of gcc. Just set
CC=%path to gcc%; export CC
The reason is that it needs a C compiler to compile the GCC sources.
As far as the host is concerned, it is the OS *not* the network host. There
is a list of hosts in the file config.guess. give the most appropriate
according to the OS u r running.
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:) -----Original Message-----
:) From: gcc-help-owner@gcc.gnu.org [ mailto:gcc-help-owner@gcc.gnu.org]On
:) Behalf Of Truman Kimery
:) Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 12:21 PM
:) To: gcc-help@gcc.gnu.org
:) Subject: Problem configuring
:) 
:) 
:) I'm running Linux on a pentium class processor (AMD K6-2 to be exact). I
:) dunno if processor type actually matters but...
:)        This is my problem. I'm in /usr/gcc (where I want to set
:) it up to)
:) and type /usr/gcc-2.95.2/configure and it tells me config.guess can not
:) figure out the host name so I type in /usr/gcc-2.95.2/configure
:) --host=localhost.localdomain and it says: /usr/gcc-2.95.2/configure: cc:
:) command not found *** the command 'cc -o conftest -g conftest.c'
:) failed ***
:) you must set the environment variable CC to a working compiler.
:) I don't have
:) a compiler that I know on my computer to set it to and I don't
:) know how to
:) set it anyway. Do you know why this happens and how I can deal
:) with it to
:) get the GCC compiler working on my computer?
:) 
:) Thanks,
:) Manji
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:) Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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Re: Problem configuring

[Alexandre Oliva]

On Jan 21, 2001, "Truman Kimery" <manji_51@hotmail.com> wrote:

>        This is my problem. I'm in /usr/gcc (where I want to set it up
> to)

Better use a build directory different from the installation
directory, otherwise it won't be easy to clean the build tree without
messing up with the installation.

> /usr/gcc-2.95.2/configure --host=localhost.localdomain and it says:

--host is a triplet that should describe the OS and architecture of
the machine on which you're building, not the name of the machine.  If
you're not doing a cross build, config.guess should be able to figure
it out by itself, as long as you set CC to a working compiler.

> I don't have a compiler that I know
> on my computer to set it to and I don't know how to set it anyway.

Then you won't be able to build GCC without getting a pre-compiled
compiler.

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