Re: Finding compiler

[Claudio Bley <bley at cs dot uni-magdeburg dot de>]

On Sat, Jul 05, 2003 at 02:01:41PM -0500, Joseph Felps wrote:
> This is the error I get:
> 
> You must set the environment variable CC to a working compiler. 
> 
> Here's what I did.  I compiled and installed gcc-3.3 to /usr/local/gcc-3.3/
> I then uninstalled the compiler that comes with debian, which is gcc 
> 2.95.  Now i tried to get this set up right so CC would look to gcc-3.3 
> with update-alternatives, but I have been unable to figure it out.  I 
> understand the error but I don't know how to fix it. 

I think you're confusing setting a environment variable with the
Debian specific alternatives mechanism. You have several choices here:

a) Do as advised and set (e.g. in your ~/.bashrc or system-wide
/etc/bash.bashrc) the environment variable CC to a working compiler =>

	export CC=/usr/local/gcc-3.3/bin/gcc

b) adjust your PATH variable so your shell can find the executables =>

	export PATH="/usr/local/gcc-3.3/bin:$PATH"

c) Use the alternatives system and add /usr/local/gcc-3.3/bin/gcc as
an alternative for something (eg. `c-compiler'? Or `cc' for that
matter) =>

	update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc <name> \
/usr/local/gcc-3.3/bin/gcc 100

(if you're not using BASH just adapt a and b accordingly)


PS.: I think you should've really ask this elsewhere. It is a bit off
     topic.

HTH
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