no include files in the resulting install of GCC 4.3.0

[chris kuhlman]

Hello:

I'm sorry; I'm lost.  I'm a newbie.  All I understand is that the C++ 
header files and libraries were not installed during the GCC 4.3.0 
installation process, but--and this seems contradictory to me--the g++ 
compiler *was* installed.  That is, the g++ executable is in the bin 
directory.  Since the manual says that C, C++, and Fortran compilers are 
installed by default, I went with the default options.  And sure enough, 
gcc, g++, and fortran executables are in the bin directory of the GCC 
4.3.0 install.

Since I used GCC 4.1.0 to build GCC 4.3.0, I compared the directories 
and contents of the 4.1.0 install with those from the 4.3.0 install, and 
that's when I noticed that the libstdc++ libraries and the C++ header 
files are *not* in the GCC 4.3.0 install path, but *are* in the 4.1.0 
install path.

So, why would the g++ compiler be installed, but not the libraries or 
the header files--that seems inconsistent to me?

Do I need to take additional steps?  What am I doing wrong?  How do I 
get the C++ *environment* into the install directory?

I am most grateful for any tips, directions you can give me.

~chris


On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 3:52 PM, chris kuhlman <ckuhlman@vbi.vt.edu> wrote:
> I used GCC 4.1.0 to build GCC 4.3.0.  So I looked under the install
> directory for GCC 4.1.0, and under the include directory for GCC 4.1.0,
> there is a c++ directory and a file called mf-runtime.h.  Under the c++
> directory is 4.1.0 and that directory appears to have all of the C++ header
> files.
>
> Do you know why I did not generate the directories and header files under
> the include directory of GCC 4.3.0?

The *C compiler* has no business installing files that belong to the
*C library* (most likely GNU libc on a GNU/Linux host).

The reason you're seeing the C++ headers is that the GCC tarball
contains the C++ library.  So really, when you install GCC, you're
really installing a C *compiler* and a complete C++ *environment*.

Hope that helps.