Install gcc

[zsfhaergta]

Hi,

I am trying to install gcc on my server. It is a remote web server so I can't just pop in a cd and have it run. I downloaded gcc-4.3.2 from the gcc.gnu.org website, uncompressed it and tried to configure it, but I get:

# ./configure
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether ln works... yes
checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking for gcc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cl... no
configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
See `config.log' for more details.

Am I stupid? Is this not the exact thing I am trying to install? Why would a gcc installer be looking for gcc?

Thanks,
Allen

 

[bfitzmai]

LOL... No you are not stupid... But, this download does require that you have a pre-existing C compiler. Have you looked for a pre-compiled package? I know for solaris, you can download pre-compiled packages that install in /usr/local.

 

[bfitzmai]

A quick look with Google, I found this site:

http://www.trilithium.com/software/misc/.

This is specific for Red Hat. Not sure what flavor of Linux you are using.

 

[zsfhaergta]

Ya, I get it...the compiler needs an ISO C90 compiler for bootstrapping. Guess it makes sense that it cant compile other stuff until it gets compiled first. Now I gotta find an ISO C90 compiler somewhere. The link you had assumed "Red Hat Linux system using rpm 4, gcc 3, and glibc 2.2.5," so that won't work for me either. Thanks, though

 

[chipperMDW]

Most distributions have package managers that work with binary packages. You should just be able to download and install a gcc package without compiling. Then, you can use it to compile the other one if you really need to.

What distribution is your Web server running?

If it's Debian-based, try:

apt-get install gcc

If it's Red Hat-based, try replacing apt-get with yum or up2date or whatever they're using these days.