plese help to install gcc 2.95.3 compiler

[Andrew Haley]

On 02/14/2011 05:50 PM, Ian Lance Taylor wrote:
> nayanalekha sugandanee<nayanalekhas@gmail.com>  writes:
>
>> I have already install gcc 4.3 version.I need to install gcc 2.95.3
>> for a research on Polis IDE and Ptolami.Please let me know how can I
>> remove gcc 4.3 and install gcc 2.95.3.
>
> This question is not appropriate for the mailing list gcc@gcc.gnu.org,
> which is for the development of gcc itself.  It would be appropriate for
> gcc-help@gcc.gnu.org.  Please take any followups to gcc-help.  Thanks.
>
> You can run multiple versions of gcc on a single computer, so there is
> no need to remove gcc 4.3.  In fact you should not remove gcc 4.3, as
> you will need it to build 2.95.3.  To install gcc 2.95.3, you need to
> download it and build it according to the installation instructions.
> After you download it look at the file gcc/install.texi.  Use the
> --prefix option when you run configure so that 2.95.3 does not overwrite
> 4.3 when you install it.

It's not quite that straightforward: I had to patch a few things to get
2.95.3 to build with gcc 4.x.

Andrew.