Re: objc in configure

[Jonathan Impett]

Marcus G. Daniels wrote:

> >>>>> "JI" == Jonathan Impett <address@hidden> writes:
>
> JI> I installed gcc2.8.1 from the SG freeware site,
> JI> which puts it into /usr/freeware. Naturally the config file can't
> JI> see the objective C library.
>
> Chances are this binary package doesn't have the Objective C compiler
> backend or runtime.  There should be files called cc1obj and libobjc.a
> in /usr/freeware/lib/gcc-lib/irix-so-and-so/2.8.1.
>
> If not, it isn't that hard to to build the compiler from source, it's
> pretty much just "configure; make bootstrap".
>
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  These files are indeed in the appropriate places
(/usr/freeware/lib/gcc-lib/mips-sgi-irix6.2/2.8.1 and
/usr/freeware/lib/gcc-lib/mips-sgi-irix6.2/2.8.1/mabi=n32), but configure
can't see them. Is there a variable I could change?


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