-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Eljay Love-Jensen wrote: >Hi Guillaume, > >It appears that you are running configure in the same directory as the >GCC source. > >This is not supported. (Nor is running configure from within a >subdirectory. I recommend a peer directory.) > >Please read the directions on how to build the compiler, located at >gcc.gnu.org > >HTH, >--Eljay > > > Well, first I am sorry if I was not clear but my ultimate purpose is not to compile gcc. All I want is a C compiler that actually runs. I'd love to compile the latest gcc from source but that would require a gcc binary that actually works - not my case. If I just happen to be misusing it and it actually works somehow, then updating gcc is definitely not a priority objective and all I care about is using it to compile the stuff that has been shoveling dust on my hard drive for some time already. Now about the advice you gave me, I am not sure it applies. I mean, we're talking here - as an exemple - of a source package which includes a configure file and the other following: ABOUT-NLS NEWS autogen.sh g10 scripts AUTHORS PROJECTS checks gnupg.spec tools BUGS README cipher include util COPYING THANKS config.h.in intl zlib ChangeLog TODO config.log keyserver INSTALL VERSION configure m4 Makefile.am acinclude.m4 configure.ac mpi Makefile.in aclocal.m4 doc po Are you suggesting that for ANY program, configure should be ran from a different folder than its source's? Or does your suggestion only concerns gcc's source compiling? I tried moving the configure file and, as could be expected, it gave error messages claiming it lacked some files. Now I really hope this makes it clearer somehow. I am most thankful for the help already provided. As I am neither an IT professional nor a Unix wizard, none of this looks very clear to me. I'll be looking forward for your advice. Guillaume -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (Darwin) iD8DBQFCYxUfeGQrS1qLBRERAnwlAKC9hKg6HiUHixpuaOh6/ZBoEH5XoACgjmrl ibkXgHPHXY/zKQA5qnvTPgo= =wHc4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
