Thanks *Dennis* for your assistance. However, I have been able to compile gcc 4.7.2 on Solaris 10 (SPARC) without your gcc 4.5.1 pre-compiled binary package. Here is the precise steps I follwed in case someone else needs it later: 1. Installed gcc 3.4.6 pre-compile binary from http://sunfreeware.com/ <http://sunfreeware.com/> which got installed /usr/local/bin/ 2. Installed MPFR library under /usr/local: *./configure --prefix=/usr/local, make && make install* 3. Installed MPC library under /usr/local: *./configure --prefix=/usr/local, make && make install* 4. Installed GMP library under /usr/local: *./configure --prefix=/usr/local, make && make install* 5. Installed binutils-2.23.1 under /usr/local: *./configure --prefix=/usr/local, make && make install* 6. Set the environment variable to force gcc make process to use GNU as: AS=/usr/local/bin/as 7. Set the environment variable to force gcc make process to use GNU ld: AS=/usr/local/bin/ld 8. Started gcc build: *./configure --prefix=/usr/local, make && make install* The build process ran over 8 hours (I don't know exactly how much time it tiik as I left the office after 8 hours and found itself ready the next morning). I did the same process twice on the same machine and it got built successfully both the times. P.S. Now I want to package my gcc 4.7.2 installation in phgadd format so that if anybody else needs it, it can be installed without such pain. Will you please help me in this regard? -- View this message in context: http://gcc.1065356.n5.nabble.com/Installing-gcc-4-7-2-on-Solaris-10-SPARC-platform-tp894903p897964.html Sent from the gcc - Help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
