Re: Base compiler to install gcc?

["Paul D. Smith" <psmith at gnu dot org>]

%% Brandon Metcalf <bmetcalf@nortelnetworks.com> writes:

  bm> lfw57@my-deja.com wrote:

  >> I now understand that to install gcc, you need a
  >> "base" compiler, which this system does not have.
  >> I'm running Solaris 2.5.

You can't compile a program without a compiler--even if the program you
want to compile is itself a compiler! :)

  >> Can someone tell me exactly what I need to install
  >> and where I can get it?

  bm> You need to have a c compiler to compile gcc.  There are prebuilt
  bm> versions of gcc available.  I don't recall off hand where to get
  bm> one, but you can probably find pointers at www.gnu.org.

The FSF sells CD's with fully-built versions of GNU programs.  It's one
way to support the FSF.

  bm> You should be able to find a prebuilt version in the pkg format
  bm> for solaris.

Try http://www.sunfreeware.com for example.

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