Thanks Brian, I have downloaded and install the latest GNU make. Now, do I use gmake bootstrap instead of make bootstrap to build the gcc? Thanks Myhuong ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Dessent <brian@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2007 11:20 am Subject: Re: Trying to build gcc-4.1.2 under SGI irix6.5 To: Myhuong Nguyen <Myhuong.Nguyen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: gcc-help@xxxxxxxxxxx, P.Schaffnit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Myhuong Nguyen wrote: > > > When trying to build gcc-4.1.2 on my SGI (irix6.5), I have > encountered> exactly the same error described by Philippe Schaffnit > in his > > 01-Feb-2005 thread, under Subject 'Trying to build gcc under SGI > irix',> (which I cut and paste below this message). I wonder if > there is a > > solution for it yet? if not, I would much appreciate if some one > could help. > > > > [...] > > UX:make: ERROR: don't know how to make regex.c (bu42). > > *** Error code 1 (bu21) > > From that error string it looks like you're not using GNU make, > which is > a requirement for building gcc: > <http://gcc.gnu.org/install/prerequisites.html>. > > Brian >