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Re: gcc installation help
- From: Erik Christiansen <erik at dd dot nec dot com dot au>
- To: Tommy Young <twyoung at unity dot ncsu dot edu>
- Cc: gcc-help at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 16:23:55 +1000
- Subject: Re: gcc installation help
- References: <3F58CA8E.5090901@unity.ncsu.edu>
On Fri, Sep 05, 2003 at 01:40:30PM -0400, Tommy Young wrote:
> What is meant by putting cc or gcc in your path when installing on a
> native system? I get an error dealing with this when I try to
> configure, but how can I put cc or gcc in my path when it hasn't been
> built yet? Don't quite understand. Any help would be greatly
> appreciate. Thanks.
Tom,
Try
$ man bash # Or csh, tcsh, etc.
Then search for PATH.
If "echo $PATH" doesn't show the directory in which you placed the
compiler, you now know what to do. (If the set command is a mystery,
then it's time for a book on unix and the shell. ;-)
Regards,
Erik