------- Comment #5 from htl10 at users dot sourceforge dot net 2008-08-26
18:19 -------
(In reply to comment #4)
> From that link:
> GNU tar version 1.14 (or later)
> Necessary (only on some platforms) to untar the source code. Many systems' tar
> programs will also work, only try GNU tar if you have problems.
That's so not obvious :-( ("many system's tar will work") - particularly since
I had built gcc (3.4.x) on the same machine before. I have taken the trouble to
install binutils, mpfr, gmp (because gcc 4.x needs those)... and even the GNU
bash/GNU make requirement were easy, since ./configure && make fails very early
- but the long path is not obvious, since it fails very late - and possibly
only in the stdc++ and java stuff - gcc and gfortran are not affected.
Can I suggest a line be added to http://gcc.gnu.org/install/specific.html,
saying HP/DEC tar does not work?
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http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=37244
