On 2 June 2011 03:25, Bill Cunningham wrote: > Dennis Clarke wrote: >>> >>> My gcc-4.6.0 compilation after compiling for quite some time >>> decided to >>> break with an error to stderr of something like not recognized object >>> files. >>> I am compiling with gcc-3.3.6. This can sure be nerve racking. Does >>> anyone know what this means? >>> >> >> How would anyone even begin to help with this email content ? >> >> Okay, so let's see, so you're running Debian Linux on a DEC alpha and >> you are trying to bootstrap GCC 4.6.0 while using GCC 3.3.6 with >> binutils maybe maybe not and your configure line was black magic >> while facing east with a dead cat under a rising moon ? >> >> My guess is that you need to face west. >> >> Try again with some content please ! > > I didn't get a log of stderr. I wish I had it turned on now. I'm using an > old RH 9 for the i686 and binutils-2.21 along with gcc-3.3.6. I have have > gmp mpfc and mpc all installed and I am using make-3.82. I was rather > surprised when it broke. If I try again I will get a stderr log. Couldn't you have used a pencil to write down the actual text of the error? Was it this error: http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/FAQ#configure_suffix ? Did you read the installation docs about --with-gmp and ensuring the dynamic linker can find libgmp etc? See http://advogato.org/person/redi/diary/240.html and/or http://advogato.org/person/redi/diary/229.html
