On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 09:49, Andrew Haley <aph@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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. Nor do I--but I'm taking notes. >>> 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 Ouch! I'm sorry--I missed the first reference to it! Regards, -Tom Thomas M. Browder, Jr. Niceville, Florida USA