AIX, gcc-2.95.1, and alloca -buildm error

[stevepr@crt.com]

Scott,

I did get 2.95.1 to build and run on 4.2.
You need to do the following
build gnu make.  gcc will not build with the AIX make

$ export MAKE={your gnu make path}
$ cd somedir
$ gunzip -c gcc-2.95.1.tar.gz | tar xvf -
$ mkdir {build-dir} 
$ cd {build-dir}
$ ../gcc-2.95.1/configure --enable-languages=c,c++ {do not build all,  java
does not seem to work yet and will fail.}
$ $MAKE bootstrap
$ $MAKE -k check
$ $MAKE info
$ $MAKE install

NOTE: The build-dir and gcc-2.95.1 should be in the same dir as gcc-2.95.1.
Do not build gcc in gcc-2.95.1 it won't work.

However we ran into the parsing bug and can't us it, see known bugs.
We have installed egcs-1.1.2 instead and it seems to be working fine.

Thanks
Steve Pribyl


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Scott Kinnane [SMTP:scott.kinnane@prth.pgs.com]
> Sent:	Monday, October 18, 1999 1:23 AM
> To:	stevepr@crt.com
> Subject:	Re: AIX, gcc-2.95.1, and alloca -buildm error
> 
> Steve,
> 
> I know this isn't what you wanted to see, but I was wondering if you'd
> had any success building 2.95.1 under AIX?
> 
> I've been trying it under 4.3.2 and got the same problem. FYI, I just
> downloaded a source from http://aixpdslib.seas.ucla.edu/aixpdslib.html I
> don't know if its any different, but the site claims to have 2.95.1
> working for 4.3 (probably 4.2 as well).
> 
> Anyway, if you don't mind, can you let me know how you got any/any tips
> you may have received. ... So much for a self compiling compiler ...
> 
> scott << File: Card for Scott Kinnane >>