On 29 February 2012 04:02, Me Myself and I wrote: > > I have been following these instructions. > > I run the command: > pwd > /home/User/compiler > > ./../gcc-4.6.2/contrib/download_prerequisites; The instructions do not say to do this. You should run the script inside the gcc-4.6.2 directory. > ./../gcc-4.6.2/configure --enable-languages=java --prefix=/home/User/compiler > --with-gmp=../gmp/ --with-mpfr=../mpfr/ --with-mpc=../mpc/; The instructions do not say to use --with-gmp etc. Do you have difficulty reading or are you just stupid? Maybe you should get an adult to help you. > and it still complains to me that it can't find gmp.h > > ??? > > >> Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:11:01 +0000 >> Subject: Re: FW: Compiling and building vital libraries. >> From: jwakely.gcc@xxxxxxxxx >> To: stargate7thsymbol@xxxxxxxxxx >> CC: mingw-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; gcc-help@xxxxxxxxxxx; java@xxxxxxxxxxx >> >> On 29 February 2012 00:02, Me Myself and I wrote: >> > >> > >> > //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > I have indeed turned off my firewall for a while, >> > and have successfully completed >> > >> > ./contrib/download_prerequisites; >> > >> > which gives me >> > >> > gmp >> > mpfr >> > mpc >> > >> > directories. However, these 3 new directories are source code directories, which need the >> > >> > ./configure; make; make check; install; >> > >> > treatment. >> >> No, they don't. That will happen automatically as part of building GCC. >> >> READ THE DOCS I KEEP POINTING YOU TO: >> http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/InstallingGCC >> >> I didn't write them just for fun, stop ignoring them! >