%% Lynda Morrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: lm> I am trying to install the gnu compiler on a Solaris 8 machine. lm> It currently does not have a make, so I was trying to build the lm> gnu make to use for the compiler. Following the directions to use lm> the build.sh (since I don't have a make), I am getting the lm> following error message:
You actually almost certainly do have a "make". Look in /usr/ccs/bin; that's where Sun hides its build tools. What you don't have is a C compiler, unless you bought Sun's add-on C compiler (/usr/ccs/bin/cc is just a stub that prints "too bad!"). lm> compiling ar.c... lm> ./build.sh: @CC@: not found lm> Is this telling me that it can't find a compiler? Probably. lm> How do I build make without a compiler? You can't. You can't build any C program without a C compiler, of course (including building a C compiler itself!) lm> I thought there was supposed to be a pre-compiled version that I lm> could download for this purpose. The FSF / GNU project doesn't have precompiled versions of any of its tools available via FTP; never has. You can purchase CD's containing prebuilt versions of GNU program from the FSF; follow http://www.gnu.org lm> Could you point me in the right direction here? There are lots of sites on the Internet that make prebuilt versions of GNU tools available. Google is a good resource for finding them. For Solaris, your best bet is probably http://sunfreeware.com HTH... -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Find some GNU make tips at: http://www.gnu.org http://www.paulandlesley.org/gmake/ "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist _______________________________________________ Help-make mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-make
