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Re: GCC 4.0.1 testsuite uses installed g++ instead of newly bootstrapped g++
"Paul C. Leopardi" <leopardi@bigpond.net.au> writes:
> I checked http://gcc.gnu.org/install/prerequisites.html
> Under "Tools/packages necessary for modifying GCC" it has
>
> autogen version 5.5.4 (or later)
>
> My fault, but... I'm just testing my bootstrap and am not intending to modify
> gcc, so I didn't pay attention to this section. Especially since the boostrap
> of gcc and g++ seemed to go OK this time. I now see that many of the other
> packages listed are also prerequsites for testing gcc and not only
> prerequisties for modifying gcc.
>
> Maybe the heading should say:
>
> "Tools/packages necessary for testing or modifying GCC"
>
> to save newbies like me from hours and hours of pain and frustration?
No, autogen is generally not required to test the compiler. That
isn't the problem you are encountering.
Ian