source: general/prog/gcc2.xml@ 3b5a5cc

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  <!ENTITY gcc2-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/gcc-&gcc2-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY gcc2-size          "9.4 MB">
  <!ENTITY gcc2-buildsize     "150 MB">
  <!ENTITY gcc2-time          "2.60 SBU">
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<sect1 id="gcc2" xreflabel="GCC-&gcc2-version;">
<?dbhtml filename="gcc2.html" ?>
<title>GCC-&gcc2-version;</title>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application><acronym>GCC</acronym></application>-&gcc2-version;</title>

<para>There are two reasons for installing
<acronym>GCC</acronym>-&gcc2-version;. The first is that the kernel
developers have certified <acronym>GCC</acronym>-&gcc2-version; as the
preferred compiler for compiling the kernel. The other (and more compelling
reason) is that some commercial closed-source packages (such as Netscape
Navigator, Yahoo Pager) and precompiled packages (such as Mozilla)
are linked against <acronym>GCC</acronym>-&gcc2-version; libs.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
url="&gcc2-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&gcc2-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &gcc2-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required:
&gcc2-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&gcc2-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title>Additional downloads</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Required Patch: <ulink 
url="&patch-root;/gcc-&gcc2-version;-2.patch"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Required Patch: <ulink 
url="&patch-root;/gcc-&gcc2-version;-no_fixinc-1.patch"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Required Patch: <ulink 
url="&patch-root;/gcc-&gcc2-version;-returntype_fix-1.patch"/></para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application><acronym>GCC</acronym></application></title>

<para>Apply the patches:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>patch -Np1 -i ../gcc-&gcc2-version;-2.patch &amp;&amp;
patch -Np1 -i ../gcc-&gcc2-version;-no_fixinc-1.patch &amp;&amp;
patch -Np1 -i ../gcc-&gcc2-version;-returntype_fix-1.patch</command></userinput></screen>

<para>The <acronym>GCC</acronym> development team recommends building in a 
separate directory.</para>

<screen><userinput><command>mkdir ../gcc-build &amp;&amp;
cd ../gcc-build</command></userinput></screen>

<para>Configure <acronym>GCC</acronym> to build the
<application>C</application> and <application>C++</application> compilers and 
enable the related <application>C++</application> options.</para>

<screen><userinput><command>../gcc-&gcc2-version;/configure \
    --prefix=/opt/gcc-&gcc2-version; \
    --enable-shared --enable-languages=c,c++ \
    --enable-threads=posix</command></userinput></screen>

<para>Compile and install <acronym>GCC</acronym>:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>make bootstrap &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>

<para>Make note of the library that is installed.</para>

<screen><userinput><command>L=`find /opt/gcc-&gcc2-version;/lib -name "*libstdc++*.so" -type f` &amp;&amp;
IL=`basename $L`</command></userinput></screen>

<para>Move the <application>C++</application> libraries to the standard lib 
directory to avoid having to add <userinput>/opt/gcc-&gcc2-version;/lib
</userinput> to <filename>/etc/ld.so.conf</filename>.</para>

<screen><userinput><command>for i in /opt/gcc-&gcc2-version;/lib/*.so*; do mv -f $i /usr/lib;
ln -sf /usr/lib/`basename $i` /opt/gcc-&gcc2-version;/lib; done</command></userinput></screen>

<para>Create symlinks required by commercial and precompiled packages.</para>

<screen><userinput><command>ln -sf $IL /usr/lib/libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2 &amp;&amp;
ln -sf $IL /usr/lib/libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3 &amp;&amp;
ln -sf $IL /usr/lib/libstdc++-libc6.3-2.so.3</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Configuring <application><acronym>GCC</acronym></application></title>

<sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>

<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="../../lib-config.xml"/>  

<para>The instructions given above make compatibility symlinks that pre-compiled
packages in <acronym>BLFS</acronym> require. You may create additional
compatibility links based on your requirements.</para>

<para>If you only need the GCC-&gcc2-version; libraries, you may delete
<filename>/opt/gcc-&gcc2-version;</filename>.</para>

<para>Whenever you need to use GCC-&gcc2-version; instead of your system
installed compiler, add
<filename class="directory">/opt/gcc-&gcc2-version;/bin</filename> to the 
front of your <envar>PATH</envar> or (preferably) set the <envar>CC</envar>
environment variable before compiling the concerned package.</para>

</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The GCC-&gcc2-version; package contains the
<command>gcc</command>-&gcc2-version; <application>C</application> and
<application>C++</application> compilers and GCC-&gcc2-version;
<filename>libstdc++.so</filename> that is required by some commercial and
pre-compiled packages.</para>

</sect2>

</sect1>