> I had to take a minute and tell you guys what a difficult time I have had
> trying to get gdb installed.
 
> I am running HP-UX 11.0.
 
> gdb looks like it might be useful if I could ever get it compiled.
 
> I wasted something like 23 hours and then gave up on it.

Did you read the PROBLEMS file about build problems on HP-UX 11.0?
 
> Most of the issue with the install was that I needed the Ansi-C compiler, so
> I grabbed gcc, which also wouldn't install correctly.

I would be surprised if the compiler for HP-UX 11.0 isn't an ISO C (ANSI C)
compiler.

> gcc comes up with an error at line 1190 every single time, which is the spot
> where it tries to create files using the current shell modules.

> I tried several different version of gcc, gdb, and a couple of your other
> programs and wasted a lot more time than I wish I had.

> Free software isn't free if you have to be a full time programmer just to get
> it to install.

Yes it is because free here refers to the freedom to distribute, not that it
doesn't cost anything.

-- 
Nick                                           http://www.inet.net.nz/~nickrob


_______________________________________________
Bug-gdb mailing list
Bug-gdb@gnu.org
http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-gdb

Reply via email to