I've been trying to build GNU compilers on Mac OS X Version 10.4.11, 800MHz PowerPC G4 Memory 768 MB This fails. I think this is due to the make/config thinking I've got texinfo/gettext when I don't.
gcc -v Reading specs from /usr/libexec/gcc/darwin/ppc/3.1/specs Thread model: posix Apple Computer, Inc. GCC version 1175, based on gcc version 3.1 20020420 (prerelease) I expanded gcc-4.2.2.tar into /Users/desmond/programs/gcc/gcc-4.2.2 mkdir objdir cd objdir ../configure --enable-languages=c make builds some object files then fails 2nd make invokation gives [ -f stage_final ] || echo stage3 > stage_final rm -f stage_current make[4]: Nothing to be done for `all'. rm -f stamp-h1 /bin/sh ./config.status config.h config.status: creating config.h config.status: config.h is unchanged test -f config.h || (rm -f stamp-h1 && make stamp-h1) gcc -c -g -no-cpp-precomp -DHAVE_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZERS=0 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DLOCALEDIR="\"/usr/local/share/locale\"" -I. -I../../intl ../../intl/dcigettext.c ../../intl/dcigettext.c:242:21: search.h: No such file or directory ../../intl/dcigettext.c: In function `libintl_dcigettext': ../../intl/dcigettext.c:575: warning: passing arg 1 of `mempcpy' makes pointer from integer without a cast make[3]: *** [dcigettext.o] Error 1 make[2]: *** [all-stage1-intl] Error 2 make[1]: *** [stage1-bubble] Error 2 make: *** [all] Error 2 There is no /usr/include/search.h file on my computer. gcc -v -save-temps -c -g -no-cpp-precomp -DHAVE_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZERS=0 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DLOCALEDIR="/usr/local/share/locale" -I. -I../../intl ../../intl/dcigettext.c Reading specs from /usr/libexec/gcc/darwin/ppc/3.1/specs Thread model: posix Apple Computer, Inc. GCC version 1175, based on gcc version 3.1 20020420 (prerelease) /usr/libexec/gcc/darwin/ppc/3.1/cpp0 -lang-c -v -I. -I../../intl -D__GNUC__=3 -D__GNUC_MINOR__=1 -D__GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__=0 -D__APPLE_CC__=1175 -D__ppc__ -D__POWERPC__ -D__NATURAL_ALIGNMENT__ -D__MACH__ -D__BIG_ENDIAN__ -D__APPLE__ -D__ppc__ -D__POWERPC__ -D__NATURAL_ALIGNMENT__ -D__MACH__ -D__BIG_ENDIAN__ -D__APPLE__ -D__NO_INLINE__ -D__STDC_HOSTED__=1 -D__DYNAMIC__ -DHAVE_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZERS=0 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DLOCALEDIR=/usr/local/share/locale ../../intl/dcigettext.c dcigettext.i GNU CPP version 3.1 20020420 (prerelease) (cpplib) (Darwin/PowerPC) ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/lib/gcc-lib/ppc-darwin/3.1/../../../../ppc-darwin/include" ignoring nonexistent directory "/Local/Library/Frameworks" #include "..." search starts here: #include <...> search starts here: . ../../intl /usr/local/include /usr/include/gcc/darwin/3.1 /usr/include End of search list. Framework search starts here: /System/Library/Frameworks /Library/Frameworks End of framework search list. ../../intl/dcigettext.c:242:21: search.h: No such file or directory # Variables # environment TERM_PROGRAM = Apple_Terminal # environment SECURITYSESSIONID = 905e70 # environment HOME = /Users/andresruiz # environment PWD = /Users/desmond/programs/gcc/gcc-4.2.2/objdir # environment MACHTYPE = powerpc # environment USER = andresruiz # environment SHELL = /bin/tcsh # environment HOSTTYPE = powermac # environment GROUP = staff # environment TERM = xterm-color # environment LOGNAME = andresruiz # environment VENDOR = apple # environment SHLVL = 1 # environment __CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING = 0x1F5:0:0 # environment HOST = redsox.gene.ucl.ac.uk # environment OSTYPE = darwin # environment PATH = /bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/Users/andresruiz/bin:/analysis/fastlink:/usr/local/bin/ # environment TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION = 133 # 18 variables in 523 hash buckets. # average of 0.0 variables per bucket, max 1 in one bucket. # Directories # No files, no impossibilities in 0 directories. # Implicit Rules # No implicit rules. # Pattern-specific variable values # No pattern-specific variable values. # Files # No files. # VPATH Search Paths # No `vpath' search paths. # No general (`VPATH' variable) search path. # Finished Make data base on Mon Jan 7 17:47:52 2008 regards desmond -- Summary: failing to build gnu c compiler on Mac OS X ver 10.4.11 darwin Product: gcc Version: unknown Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: D dot Campbell at ucl dot ac dot uk http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34707