Re: I have troubles with GCC 4.3.3 installation

[amrollahi . saeed]

On Mar 23, 5:05 pm, Lionel B <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:50:46 -0700, amrollahi.saeed wrote:
> > On Mar 23, 4:05 pm, Lionel B <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
> >> On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 05:43:19 -0700, amrollahi.saeed wrote:
> >> > Dear all
> >> > Hello
>
> >> > I am Saeed Amrollahi. I am a C++ programmer for a decade. I use
> >> > Visual C++ under Windows and GNU GCC under Linux. I want to use the
> >> > new features of C++0x like concepts, tuples, regex, threads, etc. I
> >> > decided to instal GCC 4.3.3 on my Linux. Unfortunately, it was very
> >> > difficult for me. Although I have a relatively good knowledge about
> >> > Unix/Linux, but I can't install the prerequisites and the main GCC
> >> > program. In all cases I followed the GCC instruction (in the GCC
> >> > pages):
>
> >> >  1. Prerequisites
> >> >  2. Downloading the source
> >> >  3. Configuration
> >> >  4. Building
> >> >  5. Testing (optional)
> >> >  6. Final install
>
> >> > I follow the traditional procedure: "./configure", then "make" and
> >> > "make install" for prerequisites and main program (core GCC and g++
> >> > compiler),
>
> >> > The configure phase goes well but in making programs I run into
> >> > almost same problems. For example in installing Autogen program, I
> >> > encounter the following errors:
>
> >> Doesn't your Linux distribution supply packages for the various
> >> prerequisites? You shouldn't have to build them all manually from
> >> source (the only case where this might be necessary is where the
> >> version of the distribution-supplied package is older than that
> >> required for the GCC install - but this is unlikely if you have a
> >> reasonably up-to-date Linux distribution).
>
> >> --
> >> Lionel B- Hide quoted text -
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> > My Linux is relatively new it released about two years ago. and I
> > currently have GCC 4.1.1. It is not good for me. As a first stage, I
> > searched my package and installed some of the missed programs (using
> > RPM) . It is not my main problem. I downloaded other needed programs
> > like GMP, MPFR, PPL, Autogen from the Net.
>
> So are you saying your Linux (you don't say what distro) doesn't supply
> packages for GMP, MPFR, PPL and Autogen? I find that rather surprising.
> If that really is the case (and I doubt it), I see e.g. that Autogen
> supply rpms:
>
> http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/autogen/
>
> > I fail in the installation phase.
>
> I understand that.
>
> > Even if I had the newer version of Linux, I don't like to replace
> > my Linux, I want to learn the details of GCC installation without
> > hiding the problem.
>
> Your "problem" is, as I understand it, installing the prerequisites.
> Sounds like you have not even got around to the GCC installation yet...
>
> --
> Lionel B- Hide quoted text -
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Thank you Lionel.
May be I am mistaken. I should try from the first again.

Regards,
  -- Saeed Amrollahi