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Re: install stuff
- To: Franz Sirl <Franz dot Sirl-kernel at lauterbach dot com>
- Subject: Re: install stuff
- From: Jeffrey A Law <law at cygnus dot com>
- Date: Mon, 01 Dec 1997 07:34:34 -0700
- cc: egcs at cygnus dot com
- Reply-To: law at cygnus dot com
In message <199712010928.BAA13558@cygnus.com>you write:
> configure:
> Make sure cc (gcc is _not_ enough, eventually make a symlink from gcc to
> cc) is in your PATH or start configure with "CC=/path/to/your/ccompiler
> configure", otherwise config.guess will guess wrong for some native
> platforms (notably alpha and powerpc), but configure will success cause it
> finds gcc later.
Can you have examples of problems this causes? I've had no problems with
this on the alpha (either osf or linux).
> ix86-*-linux-gnu*:
> typo, it should be binutils-2.8.1.0.15
Thanks. Fixed.
> powerpc-*-linux-gnu*:
> You will need binutils-2.8.1.0.17 available from
> <ftp://ftp.yggdrasil.com/private/hjl> for a working egcs. It is strongly
> recommended to recompile binutils with egcs if you initially built it with
> gcc-2.7.2.*.
Is this really correct?? -- I know Meissner's been working with a ppc/linux
box, but I don't know if he's using the new binutils. Exactly what problems
does this binutils fix?
jeff