Re: gcc:installation problem

[psmith@baynetworks.com (Paul D. Smith)]

%% oupegt@hotmail.com.nospam writes:

  o> I'm running a Solaris 2.6 on a Sparc20 and I want to install
  o> gcc-2.9.5.1 from the source code on my machine. I have installed
  o> gcc-2.7.2 in my /opt/local/bin directory from a package I got from
  o> sunfreeware.com. When I run the configure command though, I keep
  o> getting an error.

  o> gcc: installation problem, cannot exec `cpp': No such file or
  o> directory
  o> *** The command '/opt/local/bin/gcc -o conftest -g   conftest.c'
  o> failed.
  o> *** You must set the environment variable CC to a working compiler.

Run this:

  $ /opt/local/bin/gcc -v -o conftest -g conftest.c

It'll print the pathname of the cpp it's trying to execute; it should be
in /opt/local/lib/gcc-lib/... somewhere.

Wherever it is, make sure that exists, the directories are
readable/executable by you, etc. etc.

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