Package: gcc Version: 4.0.3-4 When the standard "hello,world" program is compiled in C++, the compiler cannot find the iostream header file because it's looking in the wrong directories. These directories seem to be hard-coded, and are so deeply nested that KNOPPIX5.0.1CD shortens the path name in the center. Here is an example of the output:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] gcc -v test.cpp -o test Using built-in specs. Target: i486-linux-gnu Configured with: ../src/configure -v --enable-languages=c,c++,java,f95,objc,ada,treelang --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --enable-nls --program-suffix=-4.0 --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-java-awt=gtk-default --enable-gtk-cairo --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.4.2-gcj-4.0-1.4.2.0/jre --enable-mpfr --disable-werror --with-tune=i686 --enable-checking=release i486-linux-gnu Thread model: posix gcc version 4.0.4 20060507 (prerelease) (Debian 4.0.3-3) /UNIONFS/usr/bin/../lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.0.4/cc1plus -quiet -v -iprefix /UNIONFS/usr/bin/../lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.0.4/ -D_GNU_SOURCE test.cpp -quiet -dumpbase test.cpp -mtune=i686 -auxbase test -version -o /tmp/cclr3aiv.s ignoring duplicate directory "/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.0.4/../../../../include/c++/4.0.4" ignoring duplicate directory "/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.0.4/../../../../include/c++/4.0.4/i486-linux-gnu" ignoring duplicate directory "/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.0.4/../../../../include/c++/4.0.4/backward" ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/local/include/i486-linux-gnu" ignoring duplicate directory "/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.0.4/include" ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/include/i486-linux-gnu" #include "..." search starts here: #include <...> search starts here: /UNIONFS/usr/bin/../lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.0.4/../../../../include/c++/4.0.4 /UNIONFS/usr/bin/../lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.0.4/../../../../include/c++/4.0.4/i486-linux-gnu /UNIONFS/usr/bin/../lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.0.4/../../../../include/c++/4.0.4/backward /UNIONFS/usr/bin/../lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.0.4/include /usr/local/include /usr/include End of search list. GNU C++ version 4.0.4 20060507 (prerelease) (Debian 4.0.3-3) (i486-linux-gnu) compiled by GNU C version 4.0.4 20060507 (prerelease) (Debian 4.0.3-3). GGC heuristics: --param ggc-min-expand=99 --param ggc-min-heapsize=129331 test.cpp: In function 'int main()': test.cpp:8: error: 'cout' was not declared in this scope test.cpp:8: error: 'endl' was not declared in this scope [EMAIL PROTECTED] gcc -v test.cpp -o test Using built-in specs. Target: i486-linux-gnu Configured with: ../src/configure -v --enable-languages=c,c++,java,f95,objc,ada,treelang --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --enable-nls --program-suffix=-4.0 --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-java-awt=gtk-default --enable-gtk-cairo --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.4.2-gcj-4.0-1.4.2.0/jre --enable-mpfr --disable-werror --with-tune=i686 --enable-checking=release i486-linux-gnu Thread model: posix gcc version 4.0.4 20060507 (prerelease) (Debian 4.0.3-3) /UNIONFS/usr/bin/../lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.0.4/cc1plus -quiet -v -iprefix /UNIONFS/usr/bin/../lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.0.4/ -D_GNU_SOURCE test.cpp -quiet -dumpbase test.cpp -mtune=i686 -auxbase test -version -o /tmp/cclr3aiv.s ignoring duplicate directory "/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.0.4/../../../../include/c++/4.0.4" ignoring duplicate directory "/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.0.4/../../../../include/c++/4.0.4/i486-linux-gnu" ignoring duplicate directory "/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.0.4/../../../../include/c++/4.0.4/backward" ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/local/include/i486-linux-gnu" ignoring duplicate directory "/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.0.4/include" ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/include/i486-linux-gnu" #include "..." search starts here: #include <...> search starts here: /UNIONFS/usr/bin/../lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.0.4/../../../../include/c++/4.0.4 /UNIONFS/usr/bin/../lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.0.4/../../../../include/c++/4.0.4/i486-linux-gnu /UNIONFS/usr/bin/../lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.0.4/../../../../include/c++/4.0.4/backward /UNIONFS/usr/bin/../lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.0.4/include /usr/local/include /usr/include End of search list. GNU C++ version 4.0.4 20060507 (prerelease) (Debian 4.0.3-3) (i486-linux-gnu) compiled by GNU C version 4.0.4 20060507 (prerelease) (Debian 4.0.3-3). GGC heuristics: --param ggc-min-expand=99 --param ggc-min-heapsize=129331 test.cpp: In function 'int main()': test.cpp:8: error: 'cout' was not declared in this scope test.cpp:8: error: 'endl' was not declared in this scope Only the final two lines are visible without the -v option for gcc. The offending program: #include iostream int main(void) { cout << "Hello, world!" << endl; } The classic beginner program shouldn't fail! Thanks for your help, Regards, Fred Williams -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]