Basic question

[Aaron Jackson]

I once tried to build gcc on an hp system and found out that it couldn't
be done with the stock cc that comes with hpux since it is only for building
new kernels (I don't know anything about hpux and don't know if all
distributions are like that, or just the ones that came with the computers at
school. I could be very wrong).  In fact the sys admin of the hp lab at
school told me hp wanted to charge the school somewhere around $10,000
for a c, c++ compiler with a multi user license.  Anyway, they use gcc
and g++, but had to download a gcc binary, but I forget from where. 
Have you been able to compile other programs?

Aaron Jackson		jackson@msrce.howard.edu


>After downloading a snapshot of egcs, in order to build it on my
>machines, do I need to install something like gas, gmake before?
>The included doc files refer to gcc 2.7.2.1, but I assume they apply to
>egcs as well. Correct?
>
>--
>
>I quickly tried out on machine 1 (HP/UX 10.20):
>./configure   --> work fine
>make       --> after a while, following error:
>
>/usr/ccs/bin/ld: unsatisfied symbols:
> alloca (code)
>*** Error exit code 1
>
>-> any more detailed log desired?