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Re: Compiling GCC using existing binutils
- From: Ian Lance Taylor <iant at google dot com>
- To: Brendon Costa <brendon at christian dot net>
- Cc: gcc-help at gcc dot gnu dot org, Brendon Costa <bcosta at avdat dot com dot au>
- Date: 06 Aug 2007 07:51:09 -0700
- Subject: Re: Compiling GCC using existing binutils
- References: <46B560FC.8040309@christian.net>
Brendon Costa <brendon@christian.net> writes:
> Is it possible to avoid having to build a new version of binutils using
> the GCC just installed by somehow configuring the new GCC to make use of
> the existing libiberty from the old GCC? Or is that just going to cause
> all sorts of possible problems?
That is going to cause all sorts of possible problems. Better to keep
your new gcc separate from your old gcc, e.g., by configuring with a
different --prefix.
Ian