Timothy Madden <terminatorul@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > On 28 Jan 2006 18:13:12 -0800, Ian Lance Taylor <ian@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Timothy Madden <terminatorul@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > > > The building instructions on web site say I should untar gcc sources > > > and binutils sources in the same directory to have them built at once. > > > > Which web site? > > > http://gcc.gnu.org/install/download.html > > "If you also intend to build binutils (...), unpack the binutils > distribution either in the same directory or a separate one. In the > latter case, add symbolic links (...) to the directory containing the > GCC sources." Interesting. That will often work, but will sometimes fail. I'm not sure we should be recommending it on gcc.gnu.org. Ian