gcc3.4.0 install problem

[Muthukumar Ratty]

> The docs say this:
>
> 	For a native build issue the command make bootstrap.
>

Yeah, saw that. I am not a gcc developer.. so dont know what is the
difference between bootstrap and without. All I can say is
"it worked for me for 3.2.2 (tm)" :)




> So, it sounds to me like, unless you are building a cross compiler,
> "make bootstrap" is indeed the correct command to use when building GCC,
> even if you already have another version of it on your system.
>
> Thanks,
> Lyle
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gcc-help-owner@gcc.gnu.org [mailto:gcc-help-owner@gcc.gnu.org] On
> Behalf Of Muthukumar Ratty
> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 5:46 PM
> To: Bras, Gerard
> Cc: Muthukumar Ratty; Virender Kashyap; GCC HELP
> Subject: RE: gcc3.4.0 install problem
>
>
> I did this a while ago and my info might have been obsoleted :)
> Anyway just to upgrade the gcc with same binutils and stuff hwat I did
> is,
> iirc...
>
> 1. configure with necessary option
> 2. make
> 3. make install
>
> ofcourse you would want this to install in a different location so it
> wont
> corrupt the pre existing gcc.
>
>
>
> On Thu, 16 Sep 2004, Bras, Gerard wrote:
>
> > This raises an interesting question which the install docs have not
> clarified to my satisfaction.  Suppose you already have a working gcc
> tool chain and you are doing what the original poster is, getting a
> later release up.  Are there make targets more suitable for this?  It
> has always seemed a little odd to me to have to do the bootstrap every
> time.
> >
> > gerard
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: gcc-help-owner@gcc.gnu.org [mailto:gcc-help-owner@gcc.gnu.org]On
> > Behalf Of Muthukumar Ratty
> > Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 11:03 AM
> > To: Virender Kashyap
> > Cc: GCC HELP
> > Subject: Re: gcc3.4.0 install problem
> >
> >
> >
> > You dont need bootstrap, unless you want to work on gcc itself.
> >
> > On Thu, 16 Sep 2004, Virender Kashyap wrote:
> >
> > > hi
> > >    i am not able to install gcc3.4.0 on my comp.
> > > i already have gcc3.3 installed on my comp
> > >
> > > i do following :
> > > mkdir objdir
> > > cd objdir
> > > ../gcc-source/configure --enable-languages=c,c++
> > >
> > > then i do
> > > make bootstrap
> > >
> > > but here i see the same things being repeated (some checking
> messages)and
> > > displayed again and again. how many times doess checking happen ?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > THanks and Regards.
> > > Virender
> > > ----------------------------------------------
> > > Virender Kashyap
> > >
> >
>