installing gcc in debian etch

[Bob Proulx]

�rico Teixeira wrote:
> I'm trying to install gcc trough tarball 

Could you say a few words about why the distribution compiler is not
desirable?

> how should I proceed on this ?
  
  sudo apt-get install build-essential

The 'build-essential' meta-package pulls in libc header files, gcc,
g++, and make and those pull in additional components.  Depending upon
what you are compiling you may need additional packages such as bison,
flex, etc.  To rebuild a particular package the build dependencies may
be used to install the needed packages.

  sudo apt-get build-dep SOMEPACKAGE

For Debian specific items the best forum to ask your questions is
debian-user@lists.debian.org.

Bob