Re: gcc will not build

[bryanh at giraffe-data dot com (Bryan Henderson)]

>> I cannot get gcc to build.  I run configure with no options, from an
>> empty build directory, then "make bootstrap".  This is the full 
>> gcc 2.95.2 package.
>
>What you're failing to tell is, what platform you're trying to compile gcc
>on. 

Sorry, I couldn't tell what part of the platform was relevant, and figured
the Make output would indicate much of it.

>From the host triplet I'm guessing a libc5 based Linux, but you should
>provide full info yourself.

Yes indeed.  Linux 2.0.36 kernel, linux libc5 C library, Gcc 2.7.2,
GNU make 3.78.1.  Binutils 2.9.1.

I experimented with "make" of default target instead of "bootstrap" and it
seemed to build the compiler OK (only to die later building I don't know
what).  I didn't find any mention of targets other than "bootstrap" in the
documentation.  Have I built anything useful like this?

This experimentation is somewhat hampered by the fact that it rebuilds
what appears to be most of the compiler every time (which takes a
while).  Isn't Make supposed to notice what is already built and not
spend the time?

Thanks for your help.  I could never figure out these monster make files
(these must set some kind of record!) myself.

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