compiling a gcc2.9.5

[juan uribe]

>From: "juan uribe" <ja_uribe@hotmail.com>
>To: ja_uribe@hotmail.com
>Subject: Re: compiling a gcc2.9.5
>Date: Tue, 09 May 2000 23:29:01 PDT
>
>I want to double check this with someone before I do anything.
>
>the following is qouted from the gcc.gnu.org/install page
>"Second, when configuring a native system, either "cc" or "gcc" must be in 
>your path or you must set CC in your environment before running configure. 
>Otherwise the configuration scripts may fail. "
>what would be my path and/or environment?
>
>"To configure GCC:
>
>
>    % mkdir objdir
>    % cd objdir
>    % srcdir/configure [target] [options]
>target specification "
>I think I understand this . objdir is the destination of any binaries I 
>compile, right. srcdir is where the source of gcc 2.95.2 to be compiled is.
>under options i don't think I have gas or gld are they absolutely 
>neccessary. I am running linux kernel 2.2.12-20 on red hat How can I check 
>that to make sure?
>
>

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