bug#13908: Unable to compile Emacs 24.3 stable

[Paul Eggert]

On 03/13/13 13:15, James Jong wrote:
> I was able to build Emacs 24.3 stable release properly with the system's 
> installation of gcc:
>  ./configure CC=/usr/bin/gcc --without-gif 
> --prefix=/home/avazquez/raid/opt/emacs/releases/emacs-24.3
> make
> make install

Excellent!

> I have now tried to build Emacs with a newer version of gcc such as 4.7.2 
> with no luck:

Why bother?  You have something that works.

Newer versions of GCC are not compatible with ancient versions of
the GNU C library, particularly if you're trying to use some of
the newer fortification options.  Sorry.  But this is not Emacs's
problem; it's a problem with your build environment.