> The docs say this: > > For a native build issue the command make bootstrap. > Yeah, saw that. I am not a gcc developer.. so dont know what is the difference between bootstrap and without. All I can say is "it worked for me for 3.2.2 (tm)" :) > So, it sounds to me like, unless you are building a cross compiler, > "make bootstrap" is indeed the correct command to use when building GCC, > even if you already have another version of it on your system. > > Thanks, > Lyle > > > -----Original Message----- > From: gcc-help-owner@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gcc-help-owner@xxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Muthukumar Ratty > Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 5:46 PM > To: Bras, Gerard > Cc: Muthukumar Ratty; Virender Kashyap; GCC HELP > Subject: RE: gcc3.4.0 install problem > > > I did this a while ago and my info might have been obsoleted :) > Anyway just to upgrade the gcc with same binutils and stuff hwat I did > is, > iirc... > > 1. configure with necessary option > 2. make > 3. make install > > ofcourse you would want this to install in a different location so it > wont > corrupt the pre existing gcc. > > > > On Thu, 16 Sep 2004, Bras, Gerard wrote: > > > This raises an interesting question which the install docs have not > clarified to my satisfaction. Suppose you already have a working gcc > tool chain and you are doing what the original poster is, getting a > later release up. Are there make targets more suitable for this? It > has always seemed a little odd to me to have to do the bootstrap every > time. > > > > gerard > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: gcc-help-owner@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gcc-help-owner@xxxxxxxxxxx]On > > Behalf Of Muthukumar Ratty > > Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 11:03 AM > > To: Virender Kashyap > > Cc: GCC HELP > > Subject: Re: gcc3.4.0 install problem > > > > > > > > You dont need bootstrap, unless you want to work on gcc itself. > > > > On Thu, 16 Sep 2004, Virender Kashyap wrote: > > > > > hi > > > i am not able to install gcc3.4.0 on my comp. > > > i already have gcc3.3 installed on my comp > > > > > > i do following : > > > mkdir objdir > > > cd objdir > > > ../gcc-source/configure --enable-languages=c,c++ > > > > > > then i do > > > make bootstrap > > > > > > but here i see the same things being repeated (some checking > messages)and > > > displayed again and again. how many times doess checking happen ? > > > > > > > > > > > > THanks and Regards. > > > Virender > > > ---------------------------------------------- > > > Virender Kashyap > > > > > >
