[Bug other/20377] GCC 2.96 installation fails on Redhat 9 version

["ramya dot chandar at wipro dot com" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>]

------- Additional Comments From ramya dot chandar at wipro dot com  2005-03-08 05:42 -------
(In reply to comment #0)
> Environment       : i686-pc-linux-gnu
> Compiler Version  : GCC 2.96
> Kernel Version    : 2.4.20-8 (Redhat 9)
> 
> I am not able to do the installation of GCC 2.96 on Redhat 9.
> 
> Configuration is happening successfully. But, while giving the make, it is
> failing with the below given error message.
> 
> make[1]: Entering directory
> `/viewstore/gcc-2.96/gcc-2.96-2.96/gcc-2.96-20000731/gcc'
> cd . && autoheader
> WARNING: Using auxiliary files such as `acconfig.h', `config.h.bot'
> WARNING: and `config.h.top', to define templates for `config.h.in'
> WARNING: is deprecated and discouraged.
> 
> WARNING: Using the third argument of `AC_DEFINE' and
> WARNING: `AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED' allows to define a template without
> WARNING: `acconfig.h':
> 
> WARNING:   AC_DEFINE([NEED_MAIN], 1,
> WARNING:             [Define if a function `main' is needed.])
> 
> WARNING: More sophisticated templates can also be produced, see the
> WARNING: documentation.
> configure.in:420: m4: ERROR: Recursion limit of 1024 exceeded, use -L<N> to
> change it
> autom4te: m4 failed with exit status: 1
> autoheader: /usr/bin/autom4te failed with exit status: 1
> make[1]: *** [cstamp-h.in] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory
`/viewstore/gcc-2.96/gcc-2.96-2.96/gcc-2.96-20000731/gcc'
> make: *** [all-gcc] Error 2
> 
> Any idea, why this problem is happening with GCC 2.96 on Redhat 9.
> 
> NOTE:
> The GCC 2.96 installation is happening successfully with Linux 2.4.7-10 (Redhat
> 7.2 version)

(In reply to comment #4)
> (In reply to comment #3)
> > Subject: Re:  GCC 2.96 installation fails on Redhat 9 version
> > 
> > 
> > Are we not supposed to use GCC 2.96 ???
> No, it was a snapshot and not an official release version of GCC.  Also it
more than 4 years old now.
> 
> > If we can use GCC 2.96, what is the version of autoheader needs to be 
> > used and where will be available.
> 
> You need autoconf 2.13's autoheader.
> 
> 

I am able to download autoconf 2.13( autoconf-2.13.tar.gz )from GNU's autoconf
ftp directory. 
Downloaded and installed the same. When i was checking for the version, it is
giving it as 
-ksh-2.05b$ autoheader -V
autoheader (GNU Autoconf) 2.57

Is that fine. If so, After installing the same also, GCC 2.96 installation fails
for the same reason. 

I don't know if i am missing out something. After installing autoconf 2.13,
should the autoheader file needs to be put in somewhere.

Please do clarify me.



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