?? kirjoitti:
I'm installing gcc-core-4.0.3 on alpha-dec-osf. When executing the command "make
bootstrap", it encountered errors and stoped.
*** Configuration alphaev6-dec-osf1 not supported
The "Host/Target specific installation notes for GCC" (http://gcc.gnu.org/install/specific.html#alpha-dec-osf)
says that "As of GCC 3.2, versions before alpha*-dec-osf4
are no longer supported". Does this statement apply to gcc 4.x too?
Yes, the support for Alpha/OSF[1-3] seemed to stop in gcc-3.2 so this
being the last where your
target could have worked 'as is'...
Could I work around it and achieve the installation somehow?
Probably... But this needs some 'novice' level know-how like being
capable to add a new target
template into the 'gcc/config.gcc'. This then requires capability to use
an editor and to use the
'cp' command and such :-( Nowadays the GCC builders are not expected to
do things like these,
only capable to add more options to the GCC configure command. If you
can edit the 'gcc/config.gcc'
and can copy (for instance from gcc-3.2.3) the missing osf[1-3] config
headers, 'gcc/config/alpha/osf12.h',
'gcc/config/alpha/osf2or3.h' etc. the support there used, then things in
the beginning are in a good
condition....
But getting the build to succeed can be only the beginning... Whether
there are other issues related
to the OSF1 libraries etc. is unclear. The biggest problem is that these
OSF* systems are very
"protected", not any freely available stuff for them like with the Sun
Solarises, SGI Irix etc. So not
so many can ever try anything for the OSF* systems. I once tried to find
something from Compaq
but couldn't find anything. What would be needed for a (cross) GCC for
OSF* are its target headers
and libraries, without having them it is quite vain to try any GCC for
these systems.
What people could support, that they could support, a very simple fact!
For some reason DEC/Compaq
hasn't wanted their OSF* being supported by those who don't buy these
systems first.
Thanks in advance!
