RE: How to configure/install gcc

[Mark Keates <markk at dendrite dot co dot uk>]

I am running Beta19 under Win95 and would also like to be able to build
gcc from the gcc-2.8.1 sources.

I have DJGPP installed, but presumably this is NOT what I want to build
the new compiler with. When I have tried before with this, running the
gcc's configure script is fine, generating the Makefile, but upon
running make the first gcc command to build an object file from a C file
(the command is broken across lines with a \ at the end of each line)
fails because it thinks no files have been specified on the command
line. Do you know if this is a bug with the shell or the DJGPP gcc?

The alternative I could try is to use VC++5. I've tried typing 'export
CC=cl' before running configure, however, this reports that CL can't
build executables and stops. Can this be worked around?

Failing all this, is there a packaged gcc compiler (+ ar, ranlib etc)
already built and available for download?

Many thanks,

Mark.

> ----------
> From: 	jdn[SMTP:kingcrim@earthlink.net]
> Sent: 	09 November 1998 21:38
> To: 	cygwin win-32
> Subject: 	How to configure/install gcc
> 
> I'm running Beta20 on both Win98 and WinNT4/SP4, though I am focusing
> on the
> NT box for now.
> 
> When I try and configure programs in order to be made and installed, I
> get
> various errors relating to gcc, saying it doesn't work.  Obviously, I
> need
> to (re)configure/install it, and the documentation provided in my
> \usr\egcs-1.1b\gcc folder is a bit confusing to me.  I can't
> "./configure"
> then "make" gcc, because it seems to be looking for it.
> 
> Should I set the CC variable to something else?  What is the compiler
> that
> comes with Beta20 anyway?
> 
> As you can tell, I'm a bit new at this, so I would appreciate any
> information you might share with me.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> jdn
> 
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