Dear gnu people, I am having difficulty just configuring gcc 2.95.3. I am using Solaris 9.
When I try to configure gcc with the command: ../gcc-2.95.3/configure --prefix=/data1/software --enable-languages=c,f77 I get this error: checking whether we are using GNU C... (cached) yes checking whether gcc accepts -g... (cached) yes checking how to run the C preprocessor... (cached) gcc -E checking whether gcc needs -traditional... no checking for a BSD compatible install... ../../gcc-2.95.3/texinfo/../install-sh -c checking for ranlib... (cached) ranlib checking for texconfig... true mkdir: Failed to make directory "/usr/local/share/texmf/dvipdfm"; Read-only file system kpsestat: /usr/local/share/texmf/dvipdfm/..: No such file or directory usage: chmod [-fR] <absolute-mode> file ... chmod [-fR] <symbolic-mode-list> file ... where <symbolic-mode-list> is a comma-separated list of [ugoa]{+|-|=}[rwxXlstugo] Our /usr/local is linked from a central location is we cannot write in it. But, when I do this with gcc-3.3.2, this error does not occur. We want to use 2.95.3 because it is more stable. We can't use the downloadable executables because we need to modify the source to make MXUNIT=10000. Chances are it's system problem, but my system admin is too busy to come deal with this, so I am looking for help wherever I can get it. thanx for your assistance in this matter, Keith Evans -- Summary: configure fails Product: gcc Version: 2.95.3 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: critical Priority: P1 Component: other AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: evans at umbc dot edu CC: evans at umbc dot edu,gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org GCC build triplet: gcc 2.95.3 GCC host triplet: Solaris 9 http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22353