On 08/27/2010 03:30 PM, Tom Browder wrote: > On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 09:17, Andrew Haley <aph@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > ... >>>> You'd still have to include the libraries in your runtime path when >>>> you use gcc, even if gcc did some LD_LIBRARY_PATH heroics at build >>>> time. >>>> >>>> The rule is really simple: for any libraries you build, if they are to >>>> be used, you have to tell ld.so how to find them. LD_LIBRARY_PATH, >>>> ld.so.conf, whatever. >>> >>> Okay, so I need to ensure LD_LIBRARY_PATH (or ld.so.conf) oint to gmp, >>> mpfr, and ppc. > ... >>> MPC Library version 0.8.1 (or later) >>> Necessary to build GCC. It can be downloaded from >>> http://www.multiprecision.org/. The --with-mpc configure option should >>> be used if your MPC Library is not installed in your default library >>> search path. See also --with-mpc-lib and --with-mpc-include. >> >> I think you now know how to build gcc. > > No, after I've done it all, libmpc is still not found. I really don't understand that. > I'm going back to just including the mpc source in with gcc-4.5.1. > >> Contributions to build docs welcome. > > I intend to--after I've found a successful method. > >> However, just running download_prerequisites is, IMVHO, the only sane way >> to do it. > > And where is that found, please? Good grief man, I only gave you the URL already! Here it is again: http://gcc.gnu.org/svn/gcc/trunk/contrib/download_prerequisites :-) Andrew.