Re: [Gm2] Building gcc-4.7.3 on Solaris 10/Sparc

[Gaius Mulley]

john o goyo <address@hidden> writes:

> My log of the build process of gcc-4.7.3 on Solaris 10/Sparc (sun4u).
>
> 1. Install gmp-5.1.2:
>
> Note that configure invokes the Bourne shell /bin/sh; this must be
> changed to the BASH shell /bin/bash.  Bourne shell will not work.
>
> Note that the source Will not compile with cc; requires gcc. (I used
> gcc-4.1.2.)
>
> ./configure SHELL=/bin/bash CFLAGS='-O2 -m64'
> --bindir=/usr/local/bin/64 --libdir=/usr/local/lib/64 --disable-cxx
>
>   gmake check requires the following:
>       export LD_LIBRARY_PATH_64=$PWD/.libs:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH_64
>
>   (Vide http://gmplib.org/list-archives/gmp-bugs/2008-July/001084.html.)
>
>   Replace call to ranlib with echo in libtool.
>   gmake check passes all tests.
>   gmake install succeeded.
>
>
> 2. Install mpfr-3.1.2
>
> ./configure SHELL=/bin/bash CFLAGS='-O2 -m64'
> --bindir=/usr/local/bin/64 --libdir=/usr/local/lib/64
> --with-gmp-lib=/usr/local/lib/64 --with-gmp-include=/usr/local/include
>
>   Replaced call to ranlib with echo in libtool.
>   gmake succeeded.
>   gmake check passed all tests.
>   gmake install succeeded.
>
>
> 3. Install mpc-1.0.1
>
> ./configure SHELL=/bin/bash CFLAGS='-O2 -m64'
> --bindir=/usr/local/bin/64 --libdir=/usr/local/lib/64
> --with-gmp-lib=/usr/local/lib/64 --with-gmp-include=/usr/local/include
>
>   Replaced call to ranlib with echo in libtool.
>   gmake succeeded.
>   gmake check passed all tests.
>   gmake install succeeded.
>
>
> 4. Finally, configuration script for gcc-4.7.3:
>
> ../../src/gcc-4.7.3/configure --prefix=$HOME/gcc-4.7.3
> --exec-prefix=$HOME/gcc-4.7.3 --without-gnu-ld
> --with-ld=/usr/ccs/bin/ld --with-gnu-as --with-as=/usr/sfw/bin/gas
> --build=sparc64-sun-solaris2.10 --host=sparc64-sun-solaris2.10
> --with-mpc-include=/usr/local/include --with-mpc-lib=/usr/local/lib/64
> --with-mpfr-include=/usr/local/include
> --with-mpfr-lib=/usr/local/lib/64
> --with-gmp-include=/usr/local/include --with-gmp-lib=/usr/local/lib/64
> --enable-languages=c,c++ --disable-bootstrap --enable-checking
> --enable-shared --disable-libitm
>
> Note that to build, you must export the locations of the libraries
> previously built, despite explicit location given in the configure
> options.  (This is a known bug.)
>
> Note that as per
> http://blogs.everycity.co.uk/alasdair/2012/12/building-gcc-4-7-2-on-smartos-and-friends/
> , I added --disable-libitm to configuration script.  It failed without
> this omission.
>
>   gmake succeeded;
>   gmake install succeeded.
>
>
> Please let me know if anything is unclear or requires further commentary.
>
> john

Hi John,

many thanks for these detailed instructions - I'll add them to the
documentation,

regards,
Gaius