How to install Gcc in Solaris 8 without c compiler ?

[Elliott Potter]

On Thu, 25 Jul 2002, Zheng Yicheng wrote:

> Dear Sir,
>     I failed to install gcc 3.1 in Solaris 8(Intel
> Platform) without c compiler. When I configure the
> gcc, the computer prompts me something like "cc:
> without language option installed"(not exactly). I
> have set gcc dir to PATH variable.
>    Please reply this message. Think you!

Solaris 8 includes a cc binary, but the binary does nothing but give the
message you described.  However the free software CD that comes with
Solaris 8 comes with gcc 2.95.something, which is sufficient to compile
gcc 3.1.  If you have that installed it will be /opt/sfw/gcc.
--
Elliott