There's nothing like deterministic software. I started over again in a completely new build directory and the regular
../gcc-4.4.0/configure --prefix=/usr/gcc4 make is through the 3 stage bootstrap and is now compiling fortran and java. But I *know* I tried this out of the box before and it didn't work. I didn't start over again with fresh extraction of the tar balls, but that shouldn't make any difference, right? Once this build finishes I will try a fresh extraction and will report back to the mailing list. Jerry, thanks for the offer to look at logs - I'll hold off on that until I can reproduce a problem. Thanks, Arnold > Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 17:44:55 -0700 > From: Jerry DeLisle <jvdeli...@verizon.net> > To: Aharon Robbins <arn...@skeeve.com> > Subject: Re: 64 bit linux build problem for gcc 4.4.0 > > Aharon Robbins wrote: > > Jerry, > > > > Thanks for the reply. > > > > Do you have the stuff necessary for doing 32-bit builds installed also? I > > do, > > and it feels like that might be the issue. > > > > I can send you logs if you really want to see the gory details. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Arnold > > > >> Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 17:05:29 -0700 > >> From: Jerry DeLisle <jvdeli...@verizon.net> > >> To: Aharon Robbins <arn...@skeeve.com> > >> Cc: bug-...@gnu.org > >> Subject: Re: 64 bit linux build problem for gcc 4.4.0 > >> > >> Aharon Robbins wrote: > >>> Hi. After several tries and a modicum of googling, I found that > >>> > >>> CFLAGS=-m64 ../gcc-4.4.0/configure --disable-multilib > >>> > >>> was the magic incantation to get gcc to get into the second stage of > >>> the boostrap. This is on a Fedora Core 10 system. > >>> > >>> This seems to be an old issue; google turns things up dating back to > >>> 2003. I suspect that x86_64 systems are only going to be more popular > >>> with time; the build process on those systems needs to be as easy as > >>> for 32 bit systems. > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> > >>> Arnold Robbins > >>> (the gawk guy :-) > >>> > >> Aharon, > >> > >> I have been building gcc for several years now with no issues on x86-64 > >> and on > >> Fedora Core 10 ever since it was released. What exactly has been your > >> problem? > >> > >> Its been as easy as 123. I have never had to set CCFLAGS or > >> disable-multilib. > >> > >> Jerry > > > You are welcome to send logs. Or least the portion where you see errors. > > Jerry >