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Installation Problem
\ Joseph Maxwell (26 Nov 2007)
. \ Tim Prince (27 Nov 2007)

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Subject:	Installation Problem
Group:	Gcc
From:	Joseph Maxwell
Date:	26 Nov 2007

I am attempting to install gcc-4.2.2 on an SGI Octane running IRIX 6.5.26
I untar'd the gcc-4.2.2.tar file in the target directory /usr/local/gcc4x
I went through the traditional 'configure' step as a prelude to the
'make install' step

That produced the following =>

configure
creating cache ./config.cache
checking host system type... mips-sgi-irix6.5
checking target system type... mips-sgi-irix6.5
checking build system type... mips-sgi-irix6.5
checking for a BSD compatible install... ./install-sh -c
checking whether ln works... yes
checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... no
configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler
cannot create executables.

I do have other prior version of gcc installed =>

versions | grep gcc
I fw_gcc 06/05/2007 gcc-3.3 GNU Compiler Suite
I fw_gcc.man 06/05/2007 gcc-3.3 man pages
I fw_gcc.man.gcc 06/05/2007 gcc-3.3 man pages
I fw_gcc.man.info 06/05/2007 gcc-3.3 info pages
I fw_gcc.man.relnotes 06/05/2007 gcc-3.3 release notes
I fw_gcc.sw 06/05/2007 gcc-3.3 execution only env
I fw_gcc.sw.gcc 06/05/2007 gcc-3.3 execution only env
I fw_gcc.sw.libstdc++ 06/05/2007 gcc-3.3 libstdc++-v3
I fw_gcc.sw.utils 06/05/2007 gcc-3.3 other languages, utilities
I neko_gcc 11/18/2007 gcc-3.4.6 GNU Compiler Collection
I neko_gcc.man 11/18/2007 gcc-3.4.6 man pages
I neko_gcc.man.gcc 11/18/2007 gcc-3.4.6 man pages
I neko_gcc.sw 11/18/2007 gcc-3.4.6 execution only env
I neko_gcc.sw.gcc 11/18/2007 gcc-3.4.6 execution only env
I neko_gcc.sw.utils 11/18/2007 gcc-3.4.6 other languages, utilities

Could you advise?

BTW: I would like to use the Fortran f77 or f95 compiler when installed,
are there any special nuances to observe?

Thanks!