Re: problems compiling gcc under Max OS X

["Chris Jefferson" <chris at bubblescope dot net>]

Could I suggest you install gcc via macports?

While this does mean the resulting executable is in /sw/bin, I find it
works fine.

Chris

2008/7/12 Nicholas Miller <nicholas.d.miller@mac.com>:
> Take a look at the Makefile for gmp. Look for the line CFLAGS= and then when
> going to configure mpfr use:
> configure <whatever options you normally use> CFLAGS="<whatevers listed in
> the make">. This should allow you to build and install mpfr. Apparently,
> theres issues with it's configuration scripts.
>
> This should allow you to get mpfr installed. Let me know if this completly
> solves your issues or if you are still having problems getting gcc to
> compile.
>
> As far as my issue:
>
> I've made a seperate build directory and am still having the same issues.
> Not specifying any parameters gives me an error that gmp/mpfr are not
> found... but I've built and installed them in the default location. If you
> guys have any other suggestions I'm all ears. I would perfer not to have to
> jump to an earlier build...
>
> ~Nick
>
> On Jul 12, 2008, at 10:10 AM, Dan Allen wrote:
>
>> I too am having problems building an Intel gcc 4.3.1 on Mac OS X 10.5.4 on
>> a standard iMac.  There are many issues.
>>
>> I grab the gmp-4.2.2 distribution, ./configure, make, and make install it
>> to /usr/local.  Everything is great.
>>
>> ISSUE #1:
>> I then grab the mpfr-2.3.1 distribution, ./configure it, and the
>> ./configure fails. It says that the ABIs do not match.  config.guess in the
>> gmp build gives returns 'core2-apple-darwin9.4.0', while config.guess in the
>> mpfr build returns 'i386-apple-darwin9.4.0'.  Hmm.  Well, core2 is not the
>> same as i386, but they are in some sense compatible.  How does one fix this?
>>
>> ISSUE #2:
>> There are a lot of places in the configure scripts where you see
>>
>>  rm: conftest.dSYM: is a directory
>>
>> Is there an autoconf that fixes this?  rm needs to be rm -rf on Mac OS X.
>>  (Is this because of a case-insensitive file system?)
>>
>> ISSUE #3:
>> I really wish that these extra dependencies were not there.  I can build
>> gcc 4.2.5 without any problems, but requiring gmp and mpfr in 4.3+ with
>> these hassles is a real pain.  Why can't these be integrated into gcc and
>> put into gcclib so builds go smoother?
>>
>> Thanks for listening.
>>
>> Dan Allen
>>
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