"Dr. David Kirkby" <david.kirkby@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Thank you. I'm just surprised I need to do this with the compiler I > installed, as it's necessary with other compilers on the system. I've > certainly installed binary versions of gcc (from for example > Sunfreeware or Blastwave) which have not needed this done before. Those binary versions presumably arrange to add the appropriate directories to /etc/ld.so.conf, or take other similar steps. This is a normal issue when building gcc from scratch yourself and installing in a non-default location. Ian