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Re: gcc-4.0.0 build failed
On Fri, Apr 22, 2005 at 12:32:23AM -0400, Andrew Pinski wrote:
>
> On Apr 22, 2005, at 12:27 AM, Eric Lemings wrote:
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> >FYI,
> >
> >Downloaded gcc-core-4.0.0.tar.bz and gcc-g++-4.0.0.tar.bz2.
> >Uncompressed both and did a configure followed by a make.
> >Got the following error from make:
>
> Why do people don't read the installation instructions?
> Yes this is a bug but a known one, see PR 17383 which is fixed
> on the mainline. There is an easy work around if you just read
> the installation instructions.
People don't read the instructions. This is just a fact of life.
We're inevitably going to get people trying to build gcc in the
source directory, because that procedure works for most GNUware
and other free software.