gcc compiler problems

[Tony Hammitt]

I just recently compiled and installed gcc-2.95.3 and binutils-2.11 on SCO
at work.  They seem to be fine.  It took a long time to compile them but it
was educational.  First I compiled gcc with the SCO binutils, then compiled
binutils, then recompiled gcc.  I also installed GNU make and some other
things.  It was about a day's work.

This was all in an unsuccessful attempt to get a native compile of MySQL on
our anchient, unsupported version of SCO Unixware.  But I like having gcc
installed, it's a much better compiler than the one SCO shipped.  SCO's lets
you get away with horrible standards violations and syntax errors (I've seen
it compile and link a program using structure members that weren't in the
typedef, etc. [how???])

So I think you should be fine with 2.95.3 and the new binutils.  They can
be obtained from ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu .

Later,

	Tony

Gene Dascher wrote:
> 
> Well, I Just downgraded my binutils to binutils-2.10.0.24-4mdk, and
> everything seems fine now!  I can compile with no problem.  Of course, I
> don't think that the code compiles correctly!  But at least I can
> compile!  What version of gcc should I be using?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Gene
> 
> crash3m wrote:
> >
> > Gene,
> >
> > The reason you are having problems is that gcc 2.96 is broken...I don't
> > know why they included it with mdk 8 but they did.
> >
> > Matt
> >
> > >
> > > I am having some problems using the gcc compiler on my Mandrake 8
> > > system.  Every time I try and make a program, it fails.  Actually, it
> > > fails on the ./configure step because the 'as' command keeps giving me a
> > > segmentation fault.  Here are the current packages that I am using:
> > >
> > > gcc-2.96-0.48mdk
> > > gcc-cpp-2.96-0.48mdk
> > > gcc-c++-2.96-0.48mdk
> > > binutils-2.10.1.0.2-4mdk
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Gene Dascher
> > >
> >
>