Thomas Lavergne writes: > Dear all, > I am trying to install release gcc-4.1.1 on my Linux PC. It is the first > time I install gcc myself so sorry if this issue was raised previously. > The bootstrap stage goes fine. Then, typing 'make install' finishes, but > reports many errors in using the 'install' program and leaving me with a > badly installed gcc (e.g. libgcc_s.so.1 is not copied to the lib directory). > I looked in the Makefiles and install.cache and I figured out the > problem was that the choosen 'install' program is not /usr/bin/install > but rather a non-compatible script provided by the RSI company to > install the IDL and ENVI programs (/usr/local/rsi/envi/bin/install). > Unfortunalty, these RSI directories come first in my PATH. > Thus, fixing this issue boils down to either defining the INSTALL env. > variable on the 'make install' command line or modify the configure > script to exclude */rsi/* directories in the search for a "BSD > compatible" install program just like others SySV or AIX4 install > programs are excluded (configure script, around line 700). Indeed, once > the configure step is done and the wrong INSTALL variable is expanded in > all Makefiles, it is quite difficult to correct the situation, > especially if you already launched 'make install' once. export PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin configure make make install Andrew.
