Hi Experts!!! Today, I have got a serious error with GCC 3.4.2. We have moved from a SUN5.8 machine to another with this config. $ uname -a SunOS sunqas1 5.8 Generic_108528-24 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-4 While invoking any exe built in the previous machine I get error "cannot execute" . I have all the permissions on the exes, I am trying to run. I tried building a sample program that says "hello world" - ~/test.cpp. ====================== $ g++ test.cpp ksh: g++: cannot execute Checking for g++ in PATH ====================== $ which g++ /user/sbhatnag/gccv3.4.2/bin/g++ Using abolute path for g++ ====================== $ /user/sbhatnag/gccv3.4.2/bin/g++ test.cpp ksh: /user/sbhatnag/gccv3.4.2/bin/g++: cannot execute Going into gcc bin dir ====================== $ cd /user/sbhatnag/gccv3.4.2/bin $ ls -lt total 9576 -rwxr-xr-x 3 sbhatnag rd-tech 558180 Apr 7 03:12 gcc -rwxr-xr-x 3 sbhatnag rd-tech 558180 Apr 7 03:12 sparc-sun-solaris2.8-gcc -rwxr-xr-x 3 sbhatnag rd-tech 558180 Apr 7 03:12 sparc-sun-solaris2.8-gcc-3.4.2 -rwxr-xr-x 1 sbhatnag rd-tech 561168 Apr 7 03:12 cpp -rwxr-xr-x 1 sbhatnag rd-tech 15839 Apr 7 03:12 gccbug -rwxr-xr-x 1 sbhatnag rd-tech 335940 Apr 7 03:12 gcov -rwxr-xr-x 4 sbhatnag rd-tech 562220 Apr 7 03:11 c++ -rwxr-xr-x 4 sbhatnag rd-tech 562220 Apr 7 03:11 g++ -rwxr-xr-x 4 sbhatnag rd-tech 562220 Apr 7 03:11 sparc-sun-solaris2.8-c++ -rwxr-xr-x 4 sbhatnag rd-tech 562220 Apr 7 03:11 sparc-sun-solaris2.8-g++ $ g++ ksh: g++: cannot execute Trying to run in new shell ====================== $ sh g++ test.cpp sh: g++: cannot execute Coming back to ~ and run a.out for this program created in SUNRDS4 ====================== $ cd $ a.out ksh: a.out: cannot execute $ ll a.out -rwxrwxr-x 1 sbhatnag rd-tech 10664 Apr 19 07:21 a.out Making sure running the right a.out ====================== $ ./a.out ksh: ./a.out: cannot execute ====================== What is this causing the trouble? What is more surprising is that when I invoke gcc 3.2.3 it builds the a.out OK!!! I had build 3.4.2 over 3.2.3 in the previous machine. Can I fine tune 3.4.2 to suite this machine or Will I have to re-build GCC3.4.2? warm regards Saurabh