On 07/02/2014 02:36 PM, Ragnar Rüütel wrote: > > Thanks for the reply and I apologize for my ignorance. > > On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 4:00 PM, Jonathan Wakely <jwakely.gcc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> What do you mean by "generic linux binaries"? >> With no dependency on a C library? >> Why do you need "i686-elf" rather than e.g. i686-unknown-linux-gnu ? >> What are you actually trying to do in the end? > > I need to create linux binaries of my tools that will run on any x86 > linux distribution. So I can compile them once and copy to other linux > machines. As I understood i686-elf target should be best choice for > this. This is wrong. If you want your binaries to run on linux you must specify a linux target when you configure gcc. >> Why did you do this? The instructions you said you're following don't do this. >> I no longer help people who install gmp, mpfr and mpc manually and ask for help. > > I wasn't aware that having gmp, mpfr and mpc inside gcc source > directory doesn't have the same effect as using --with-gmp, > --with-mpfr and -with-mpc. But that's a good point, I'll try it. It's just harder, and you run the risk of version mismatches. Andrew.
