On 31 July 2011 06:52, Bill Cunningham wrote: > I' having problems compiling a C++ front end for gcc-4.6.1 with an old > gcc-3.2.2. I have gmp, mpfr, and mpc install and everything links fine but > the compiler doesn't understand executables. Any tips on what I need to > accomplish this? What switches with gcc and such? What platform? What configure command? What error do you get? Why so vague? The steps described at http://advogato.org/person/redi/diary/240.html should work, what are you doing differently? As a last resort you could try using 3.2 to build another version such as 4.1, then use that to build 4.6, but that shouldn't be necessary.