"Shawn Morford" <gcc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > So now I'm asking the folks who know more about this stuff than I do. > Personally, I would prefer to do something along the line of my plan B: > install GCC/MAKE without any conflicting with previous versions. I've seen > mention of "cross compilers" on a few sites i found Googling, but I have no > idea what those are or what to do with them. What's the best way to get the > latest GCC on a system with no development tools? And, looking ahead, once I > have this set up, what's the best way to upgrade my compiler without > screwing up existing software? Thanks in advance for any help. To have multiple versions installed, use the --prefix option to ./configure to specify another directory (e.g. /opt/gcc-3.4.0) for the new gcc installation. -- Brian Gough Network Theory Ltd, Publishing Free Software Manuals --- http://www.network-theory.co.uk/
