Nils Pipenbrinck wrote on 14 October 2008 21:29:
> Markus Milleder wrote:
>> I don't think anybody who tries to build GCC from source will have any
>> problem building MPFR first.
>>
> Not entirely true:
>
> Those of us who use cygwin and want to use the latest GCC have to first
> compile a non MPFR GCC (e.g. 4.1.x) before they can compile the latest
> GPFR and link GCC to it.
Err... I don't. I build 4.3.x using 3.4.4. That's what the whole
bootstrapping thing is about: it insulates you from your starting compiler
version.
> I would welcome a configuration option that disables all the MPFR
> related things. That would make compiling GCC on a naked cygwin
> installation *much* easier.
Why are you even building it at all, rather than just using the standard
package in the distro? WJFFM.
cheers,
DaveK
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