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18 @settitle Prerequisites for GCC
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21 @settitle Downloading GCC
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30 @settitle Installing GCC: Testing
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90 @dircategory Programming
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92 * gccinstall: (gccinstall). Installing the GNU Compiler Collection.
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94
95 @c Part 3 Titlepage and Copyright
96 @titlepage
97 @sp 10
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99 @center @titlefont{Installing GCC}
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107 @c Part 4 Top node and Master Menu
108 @ifinfo
109 @node Top, , , (dir)
110 @comment node-name, next, Previous, up
111
112 @menu
113 * Installing GCC:: This document describes the generic installation
114 procedure for GCC as well as detailing some target
115 specific installation instructions.
116
117 * Specific:: Host/target specific installation notes for GCC.
118 * Binaries:: Where to get pre-compiled binaries.
119
120 * Old:: Old installation documentation.
121
122 * GNU Free Documentation License:: How you can copy and share this manual.
123 * Concept Index:: This index has two entries.
124 @end menu
125 @end ifinfo
126
127 @c Part 5 The Body of the Document
128 @c ***Installing GCC**********************************************************
129 @ifnothtml
130 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
131 @node Installing GCC, Binaries, , Top
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133 @ifset indexhtml
134 @ifnothtml
135 @chapter Installing GCC
136 @end ifnothtml
137
138 The latest version of this document is always available at
139 @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/install/,,http://gcc.gnu.org/install/}.
140
141 This document describes the generic installation procedure for GCC as well
142 as detailing some target specific installation instructions.
143
144 GCC includes several components that previously were separate distributions
145 with their own installation instructions. This document supersedes all
146 package specific installation instructions.
147
148 @emph{Before} starting the build/install procedure please check the
149 @ifnothtml
150 @ref{Specific, host/target specific installation notes}.
151 @end ifnothtml
152 @ifhtml
153 @uref{specific.html,,host/target specific installation notes}.
154 @end ifhtml
155 We recommend you browse the entire generic installation instructions before
156 you proceed.
157
158 Lists of successful builds for released versions of GCC are
159 available at @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/buildstat.html}.
160 These lists are updated as new information becomes available.
161
162 The installation procedure itself is broken into five steps.
163
164 @ifinfo
165 @menu
166 * Prerequisites::
167 * Downloading the source::
168 * Configuration::
169 * Building::
170 * Testing:: (optional)
171 * Final install::
172 @end menu
173 @end ifinfo
174 @ifhtml
175 @enumerate
176 @item
177 @uref{prerequisites.html,,Prerequisites}
178 @item
179 @uref{download.html,,Downloading the source}
180 @item
181 @uref{configure.html,,Configuration}
182 @item
183 @uref{build.html,,Building}
184 @item
185 @uref{test.html,,Testing} (optional)
186 @item
187 @uref{finalinstall.html,,Final install}
188 @end enumerate
189 @end ifhtml
190
191 Please note that GCC does not support @samp{make uninstall} and probably
192 won't do so in the near future as this would open a can of worms. Instead,
193 we suggest that you install GCC into a directory of its own and simply
194 remove that directory when you do not need that specific version of GCC
195 any longer, and, if shared libraries are installed there as well, no
196 more binaries exist that use them.
197
198 @ifhtml
199 There are also some @uref{old.html,,old installation instructions},
200 which are mostly obsolete but still contain some information which has
201 not yet been merged into the main part of this manual.
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214
215 @c ***Prerequisites**************************************************
216 @ifnothtml
217 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
218 @node Prerequisites, Downloading the source, , Installing GCC
219 @end ifnothtml
220 @ifset prerequisiteshtml
221 @ifnothtml
222 @chapter Prerequisites
223 @end ifnothtml
224 @cindex Prerequisites
225
226 GCC requires that various tools and packages be available for use in the
227 build procedure. Modifying GCC sources requires additional tools
228 described below.
229
230 @heading Tools/packages necessary for building GCC
231 @table @asis
232 @item ISO C90 compiler
233 Necessary to bootstrap the GCC package, although versions of GCC prior
234 to 3.4 also allow bootstrapping with a traditional (K&R) C compiler.
235
236 To make all languages in a cross-compiler or other configuration where
237 3-stage bootstrap is not performed, you need to start with an existing
238 GCC binary (version 2.95 or later) because source code for language
239 frontends other than C might use GCC extensions.
240
241 @item GNAT
242
243 In order to build the Ada compiler (GNAT) you must already have GNAT
244 installed because portions of the Ada frontend are written in Ada (with
245 GNAT extensions.) Refer to the Ada installation instructions for more
246 specific information.
247
248 @item A ``working'' POSIX compatible shell, or GNU bash
249
250 Necessary when running @command{configure} because some
251 @command{/bin/sh} shells have bugs and may crash when configuring the
252 target libraries. In other cases, @command{/bin/sh} or even some
253 @command{ksh} have disastrous corner-case performance problems. This
254 can cause target @command{configure} runs to literally take days to
255 complete in some cases.
256
257 So on some platforms @command{/bin/ksh} is sufficient, on others it
258 isn't. See the host/target specific instructions for your platform, or
259 use @command{bash} to be sure. Then set @env{CONFIG_SHELL} in your
260 environment to your ``good'' shell prior to running
261 @command{configure}/@command{make}.
262
263 @command{zsh} is not a fully compliant POSIX shell and will not
264 work when configuring GCC@.
265
266 @item GNU binutils
267
268 Necessary in some circumstances, optional in others. See the
269 host/target specific instructions for your platform for the exact
270 requirements.
271
272 @item gzip version 1.2.4 (or later) or
273 @itemx bzip2 version 1.0.2 (or later)
274
275 Necessary to uncompress GCC @command{tar} files when source code is
276 obtained via FTP mirror sites.
277
278 @item GNU make version 3.79.1 (or later)
279
280 You must have GNU make installed to build GCC@.
281
282 @item GNU tar version 1.12 (or later)
283
284 Necessary (only on some platforms) to untar the source code. Many
285 systems' @command{tar} programs will also work, only try GNU
286 @command{tar} if you have problems.
287
288 @item GNU Multiple Precision Library (GMP) version 4.0 (or later)
289
290 Necessary to build the Fortran frontend. If you don't have it
291 installed in your library search path, you will have to configure with
292 the @option{--with-gmp} or @option{--with-gmp-dir} configure option.
293
294 @item MPFR Library
295
296 Necessary to build the Fortran frontend. It can be downloaded from
297 @uref{http://www.mpfr.org/}. It is also included in the current GMP
298 release (4.1.3) when configured with @option{--enable-mpfr}.
299
300 The @option{--with-mpfr} or @option{--with-mpfr-dir} configure option should
301 be used if your MPFR Library is not installed in your library search path.
302
303 @end table
304
305
306 @heading Tools/packages necessary for modifying GCC
307 @table @asis
308 @item autoconf versions 2.13 and 2.59
309 @itemx GNU m4 version 1.4 (or later)
310
311 Necessary when modifying @file{configure.ac}, @file{aclocal.m4}, etc.@:
312 to regenerate @file{configure} and @file{config.in} files. Most
313 directories require autoconf 2.59 (exactly), but the toplevel
314 still requires autoconf 2.13 (exactly).
315
316 @item automake versions 1.9.3
317
318 Necessary when modifying a @file{Makefile.am} file to regenerate its
319 associated @file{Makefile.in}.
320
321 Much of GCC does not use automake, so directly edit the @file{Makefile.in}
322 file. Specifically this applies to the @file{gcc}, @file{intl},
323 @file{libcpp}, @file{libiberty}, @file{libobjc} directories as well
324 as any of their subdirectories.
325
326 For directories that use automake, GCC requires the latest release in
327 the 1.9.x series, which is currently 1.9.3. When regenerating a directory
328 to a newer version, please update all the directories using an older 1.9.x
329 to the latest released version.
330
331 @item gettext version 0.14.5 (or later)
332
333 Needed to regenerate @file{gcc.pot}.
334
335 @item gperf version 2.7.2 (or later)
336
337 Necessary when modifying @command{gperf} input files, e.g.@:
338 @file{gcc/cp/cfns.gperf} to regenerate its associated header file, e.g.@:
339 @file{gcc/cp/cfns.h}.
340
341 @item expect version ???
342 @itemx tcl version ???
343 @itemx dejagnu version 1.4.4 (or later)
344
345 Necessary to run the GCC testsuite.
346
347 @item autogen version 5.5.4 (or later) and
348 @itemx guile version 1.4.1 (or later)
349
350 Necessary to regenerate @file{fixinc/fixincl.x} from
351 @file{fixinc/inclhack.def} and @file{fixinc/*.tpl}.
352
353 Necessary to run the @file{fixinc} @command{make check}.
354
355 Necessary to regenerate the top level @file{Makefile.in} file from
356 @file{Makefile.tpl} and @file{Makefile.def}.
357
358 @item GNU Bison version 1.28 (or later)
359 Berkeley @command{yacc} (@command{byacc}) is also reported to work other
360 than for java.
361
362 Necessary when modifying @file{*.y} files.
363
364 Necessary to build GCC during development because the generated output
365 files are not included in the CVS repository. They are included in
366 releases.
367
368 @item Flex version 2.5.4 (or later)
369
370 Necessary when modifying @file{*.l} files.
371
372 Necessary to build GCC during development because the generated output
373 files are not included in the CVS repository. They are included in
374 releases.
375
376 @item Texinfo version 4.4 (or later)
377
378 Necessary for running @command{makeinfo} when modifying @file{*.texi}
379 files to test your changes.
380
381 Necessary to build GCC documentation during development because the
382 generated output files are not included in the CVS repository. They are
383 included in releases.
384
385 @item @TeX{} (any working version)
386
387 Necessary for running @command{texi2dvi}, used when running
388 @command{make dvi} to create DVI files.
389
390 @item cvs version 1.10 (or later)
391 @itemx ssh (any version)
392
393 Necessary to access the CVS repository. Public releases and weekly
394 snapshots of the development sources are also available via FTP@.
395
396 @item perl version 5.6.1 (or later)
397
398 Necessary when regenerating @file{Makefile} dependencies in libiberty.
399 Necessary when regenerating @file{libiberty/functions.texi}.
400 Necessary when generating manpages from Texinfo manuals.
401 Necessary when targetting Darwin, building libstdc++,
402 and not using @option{--disable-symvers}.
403 Used by various scripts to generate some files included in CVS (mainly
404 Unicode-related and rarely changing) from source tables.
405
406 @item GNU diffutils version 2.7 (or later)
407
408 Necessary when creating changes to GCC source code to submit for review.
409
410 @item patch version 2.5.4 (or later)
411
412 Necessary when applying patches, created with @command{diff}, to one's
413 own sources.
414
415 @end table
416
417 @html
418 <hr />
419 <p>
420 @end html
421 @ifhtml
422 @uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
423 @end ifhtml
424 @end ifset
425
426 @c ***Downloading the source**************************************************
427 @ifnothtml
428 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
429 @node Downloading the source, Configuration, Prerequisites, Installing GCC
430 @end ifnothtml
431 @ifset downloadhtml
432 @ifnothtml
433 @chapter Downloading GCC
434 @end ifnothtml
435 @cindex Downloading GCC
436 @cindex Downloading the Source
437
438 GCC is distributed via @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/cvs.html,,CVS} and FTP
439 tarballs compressed with @command{gzip} or
440 @command{bzip2}. It is possible to download a full distribution or specific
441 components.
442
443 Please refer to the @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/releases.html,,releases web page}
444 for information on how to obtain GCC@.
445
446 The full distribution includes the C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran 77, Fortran
447 (in case of GCC 4.0 and later), Java, and Ada (in case of GCC 3.1 and later)
448 compilers. The full distribution also includes runtime libraries for C++,
449 Objective-C, Fortran 77, Fortran, and Java. In GCC 3.0 and later versions,
450 GNU compiler testsuites are also included in the full distribution.
451
452 If you choose to download specific components, you must download the core
453 GCC distribution plus any language specific distributions you wish to
454 use. The core distribution includes the C language front end as well as the
455 shared components. Each language has a tarball which includes the language
456 front end as well as the language runtime (when appropriate).
457
458 Unpack the core distribution as well as any language specific
459 distributions in the same directory.
460
461 If you also intend to build binutils (either to upgrade an existing
462 installation or for use in place of the corresponding tools of your
463 OS), unpack the binutils distribution either in the same directory or
464 a separate one. In the latter case, add symbolic links to any
465 components of the binutils you intend to build alongside the compiler
466 (@file{bfd}, @file{binutils}, @file{gas}, @file{gprof}, @file{ld},
467 @file{opcodes}, @dots{}) to the directory containing the GCC sources.
468
469 @html
470 <hr />
471 <p>
472 @end html
473 @ifhtml
474 @uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
475 @end ifhtml
476 @end ifset
477
478 @c ***Configuration***********************************************************
479 @ifnothtml
480 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
481 @node Configuration, Building, Downloading the source, Installing GCC
482 @end ifnothtml
483 @ifset configurehtml
484 @ifnothtml
485 @chapter Installing GCC: Configuration
486 @end ifnothtml
487 @cindex Configuration
488 @cindex Installing GCC: Configuration
489
490 Like most GNU software, GCC must be configured before it can be built.
491 This document describes the recommended configuration procedure
492 for both native and cross targets.
493
494 We use @var{srcdir} to refer to the toplevel source directory for
495 GCC; we use @var{objdir} to refer to the toplevel build/object directory.
496
497 If you obtained the sources via CVS, @var{srcdir} must refer to the top
498 @file{gcc} directory, the one where the @file{MAINTAINERS} can be found,
499 and not its @file{gcc} subdirectory, otherwise the build will fail.
500
501 If either @var{srcdir} or @var{objdir} is located on an automounted NFS
502 file system, the shell's built-in @command{pwd} command will return
503 temporary pathnames. Using these can lead to various sorts of build
504 problems. To avoid this issue, set the @env{PWDCMD} environment
505 variable to an automounter-aware @command{pwd} command, e.g.,
506 @command{pawd} or @samp{amq -w}, during the configuration and build
507 phases.
508
509 First, we @strong{highly} recommend that GCC be built into a
510 separate directory than the sources which does @strong{not} reside
511 within the source tree. This is how we generally build GCC; building
512 where @var{srcdir} == @var{objdir} should still work, but doesn't
513 get extensive testing; building where @var{objdir} is a subdirectory
514 of @var{srcdir} is unsupported.
515
516 If you have previously built GCC in the same directory for a
517 different target machine, do @samp{make distclean} to delete all files
518 that might be invalid. One of the files this deletes is @file{Makefile};
519 if @samp{make distclean} complains that @file{Makefile} does not exist
520 or issues a message like ``don't know how to make distclean'' it probably
521 means that the directory is already suitably clean. However, with the
522 recommended method of building in a separate @var{objdir}, you should
523 simply use a different @var{objdir} for each target.
524
525 Second, when configuring a native system, either @command{cc} or
526 @command{gcc} must be in your path or you must set @env{CC} in
527 your environment before running configure. Otherwise the configuration
528 scripts may fail.
529
530 Note that the bootstrap compiler and the resulting GCC must be link
531 compatible, else the bootstrap will fail with linker errors about
532 incompatible object file formats. Several multilibed targets are
533 affected by this requirement, see
534 @ifnothtml
535 @ref{Specific, host/target specific installation notes}.
536 @end ifnothtml
537 @ifhtml
538 @uref{specific.html,,host/target specific installation notes}.
539 @end ifhtml
540
541 To configure GCC:
542
543 @smallexample
544 % mkdir @var{objdir}
545 % cd @var{objdir}
546 % @var{srcdir}/configure [@var{options}] [@var{target}]
547 @end smallexample
548
549
550 @heading Target specification
551 @itemize @bullet
552 @item
553 GCC has code to correctly determine the correct value for @var{target}
554 for nearly all native systems. Therefore, we highly recommend you not
555 provide a configure target when configuring a native compiler.
556
557 @item
558 @var{target} must be specified as @option{--target=@var{target}}
559 when configuring a cross compiler; examples of valid targets would be
560 m68k-coff, sh-elf, etc.
561
562 @item
563 Specifying just @var{target} instead of @option{--target=@var{target}}
564 implies that the host defaults to @var{target}.
565 @end itemize
566
567
568 @heading Options specification
569
570 Use @var{options} to override several configure time options for
571 GCC@. A list of supported @var{options} follows; @samp{configure
572 --help} may list other options, but those not listed below may not
573 work and should not normally be used.
574
575 Note that each @option{--enable} option has a corresponding
576 @option{--disable} option and that each @option{--with} option has a
577 corresponding @option{--without} option.
578
579 @table @code
580 @item --prefix=@var{dirname}
581 Specify the toplevel installation
582 directory. This is the recommended way to install the tools into a directory
583 other than the default. The toplevel installation directory defaults to
584 @file{/usr/local}.
585
586 We @strong{highly} recommend against @var{dirname} being the same or a
587 subdirectory of @var{objdir} or vice versa. If specifying a directory
588 beneath a user's home directory tree, some shells will not expand
589 @var{dirname} correctly if it contains the @samp{~} metacharacter; use
590 @env{$HOME} instead.
591
592 The following standard @command{autoconf} options are supported. Normally you
593 should not need to use these options.
594 @table @code
595 @item --exec-prefix=@var{dirname}
596 Specify the toplevel installation directory for architecture-dependent
597 files. The default is @file{@var{prefix}}.
598
599 @item --bindir=@var{dirname}
600 Specify the installation directory for the executables called by users
601 (such as @command{gcc} and @command{g++}). The default is
602 @file{@var{exec-prefix}/bin}.
603
604 @item --libdir=@var{dirname}
605 Specify the installation directory for object code libraries and
606 internal data files of GCC@. The default is @file{@var{exec-prefix}/lib}.
607
608 @item --libexecdir=@var{dirname}
609 Specify the installation directory for internal executables of GCC@.
610 The default is @file{@var{exec-prefix}/libexec}.
611
612 @item --with-slibdir=@var{dirname}
613 Specify the installation directory for the shared libgcc library. The
614 default is @file{@var{libdir}}.
615
616 @item --infodir=@var{dirname}
617 Specify the installation directory for documentation in info format.
618 The default is @file{@var{prefix}/info}.
619
620 @item --datadir=@var{dirname}
621 Specify the installation directory for some architecture-independent
622 data files referenced by GCC@. The default is @file{@var{prefix}/share}.
623
624 @item --mandir=@var{dirname}
625 Specify the installation directory for manual pages. The default is
626 @file{@var{prefix}/man}. (Note that the manual pages are only extracts from
627 the full GCC manuals, which are provided in Texinfo format. The manpages
628 are derived by an automatic conversion process from parts of the full
629 manual.)
630
631 @item --with-gxx-include-dir=@var{dirname}
632 Specify
633 the installation directory for G++ header files. The default is
634 @file{@var{prefix}/include/c++/@var{version}}.
635
636 @end table
637
638 @item --program-prefix=@var{prefix}
639 GCC supports some transformations of the names of its programs when
640 installing them. This option prepends @var{prefix} to the names of
641 programs to install in @var{bindir} (see above). For example, specifying
642 @option{--program-prefix=foo-} would result in @samp{gcc}
643 being installed as @file{/usr/local/bin/foo-gcc}.
644
645 @item --program-suffix=@var{suffix}
646 Appends @var{suffix} to the names of programs to install in @var{bindir}
647 (see above). For example, specifying @option{--program-suffix=-3.1}
648 would result in @samp{gcc} being installed as
649 @file{/usr/local/bin/gcc-3.1}.
650
651 @item --program-transform-name=@var{pattern}
652 Applies the @samp{sed} script @var{pattern} to be applied to the names
653 of programs to install in @var{bindir} (see above). @var{pattern} has to
654 consist of one or more basic @samp{sed} editing commands, separated by
655 semicolons. For example, if you want the @samp{gcc} program name to be
656 transformed to the installed program @file{/usr/local/bin/myowngcc} and
657 the @samp{g++} program name to be transformed to
658 @file{/usr/local/bin/gspecial++} without changing other program names,
659 you could use the pattern
660 @option{--program-transform-name='s/^gcc$/myowngcc/; s/^g++$/gspecial++/'}
661 to achieve this effect.
662
663 All three options can be combined and used together, resulting in more
664 complex conversion patterns. As a basic rule, @var{prefix} (and
665 @var{suffix}) are prepended (appended) before further transformations
666 can happen with a special transformation script @var{pattern}.
667
668 As currently implemented, this option only takes effect for native
669 builds; cross compiler binaries' names are not transformed even when a
670 transformation is explicitly asked for by one of these options.
671
672 For native builds, some of the installed programs are also installed
673 with the target alias in front of their name, as in
674 @samp{i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc}. All of the above transformations happen
675 before the target alias is prepended to the name---so, specifying
676 @option{--program-prefix=foo-} and @option{program-suffix=-3.1}, the
677 resulting binary would be installed as
678 @file{/usr/local/bin/i686-pc-linux-gnu-foo-gcc-3.1}.
679
680 As a last shortcoming, none of the installed Ada programs are
681 transformed yet, which will be fixed in some time.
682
683 @item --with-local-prefix=@var{dirname}
684 Specify the
685 installation directory for local include files. The default is
686 @file{/usr/local}. Specify this option if you want the compiler to
687 search directory @file{@var{dirname}/include} for locally installed
688 header files @emph{instead} of @file{/usr/local/include}.
689
690 You should specify @option{--with-local-prefix} @strong{only} if your
691 site has a different convention (not @file{/usr/local}) for where to put
692 site-specific files.
693
694 The default value for @option{--with-local-prefix} is @file{/usr/local}
695 regardless of the value of @option{--prefix}. Specifying
696 @option{--prefix} has no effect on which directory GCC searches for
697 local header files. This may seem counterintuitive, but actually it is
698 logical.
699
700 The purpose of @option{--prefix} is to specify where to @emph{install
701 GCC}. The local header files in @file{/usr/local/include}---if you put
702 any in that directory---are not part of GCC@. They are part of other
703 programs---perhaps many others. (GCC installs its own header files in
704 another directory which is based on the @option{--prefix} value.)
705
706 Both the local-prefix include directory and the GCC-prefix include
707 directory are part of GCC's ``system include'' directories. Although these
708 two directories are not fixed, they need to be searched in the proper
709 order for the correct processing of the include_next directive. The
710 local-prefix include directory is searched before the GCC-prefix
711 include directory. Another characteristic of system include directories
712 is that pedantic warnings are turned off for headers in these directories.
713
714 Some autoconf macros add @option{-I @var{directory}} options to the
715 compiler command line, to ensure that directories containing installed
716 packages' headers are searched. When @var{directory} is one of GCC's
717 system include directories, GCC will ignore the option so that system
718 directories continue to be processed in the correct order. This
719 may result in a search order different from what was specified but the
720 directory will still be searched.
721
722 GCC automatically searches for ordinary libraries using
723 @env{GCC_EXEC_PREFIX}. Thus, when the same installation prefix is
724 used for both GCC and packages, GCC will automatically search for
725 both headers and libraries. This provides a configuration that is
726 easy to use. GCC behaves in a manner similar to that when it is
727 installed as a system compiler in @file{/usr}.
728
729 Sites that need to install multiple versions of GCC may not want to
730 use the above simple configuration. It is possible to use the
731 @option{--program-prefix}, @option{--program-suffix} and
732 @option{--program-transform-name} options to install multiple versions
733 into a single directory, but it may be simpler to use different prefixes
734 and the @option{--with-local-prefix} option to specify the location of the
735 site-specific files for each version. It will then be necessary for
736 users to specify explicitly the location of local site libraries
737 (e.g., with @env{LIBRARY_PATH}).
738
739 The same value can be used for both @option{--with-local-prefix} and
740 @option{--prefix} provided it is not @file{/usr}. This can be used
741 to avoid the default search of @file{/usr/local/include}.
742
743 @strong{Do not} specify @file{/usr} as the @option{--with-local-prefix}!
744 The directory you use for @option{--with-local-prefix} @strong{must not}
745 contain any of the system's standard header files. If it did contain
746 them, certain programs would be miscompiled (including GNU Emacs, on
747 certain targets), because this would override and nullify the header
748 file corrections made by the @command{fixincludes} script.
749
750 Indications are that people who use this option use it based on mistaken
751 ideas of what it is for. People use it as if it specified where to
752 install part of GCC@. Perhaps they make this assumption because
753 installing GCC creates the directory.
754
755 @item --enable-shared[=@var{package}[,@dots{}]]
756 Build shared versions of libraries, if shared libraries are supported on
757 the target platform. Unlike GCC 2.95.x and earlier, shared libraries
758 are enabled by default on all platforms that support shared libraries.
759
760 If a list of packages is given as an argument, build shared libraries
761 only for the listed packages. For other packages, only static libraries
762 will be built. Package names currently recognized in the GCC tree are
763 @samp{libgcc} (also known as @samp{gcc}), @samp{libstdc++} (not
764 @samp{libstdc++-v3}), @samp{libffi}, @samp{zlib}, @samp{boehm-gc},
765 @samp{ada}, @samp{libada}, @samp{libjava} and @samp{libobjc}.
766 Note @samp{libiberty} does not support shared libraries at all.
767
768 Use @option{--disable-shared} to build only static libraries. Note that
769 @option{--disable-shared} does not accept a list of package names as
770 argument, only @option{--enable-shared} does.
771
772 @item @anchor{with-gnu-as}--with-gnu-as
773 Specify that the compiler should assume that the
774 assembler it finds is the GNU assembler. However, this does not modify
775 the rules to find an assembler and will result in confusion if the
776 assembler found is not actually the GNU assembler. (Confusion may also
777 result if the compiler finds the GNU assembler but has not been
778 configured with @option{--with-gnu-as}.) If you have more than one
779 assembler installed on your system, you may want to use this option in
780 connection with @option{--with-as=@var{pathname}}.
781
782 The following systems are the only ones where it makes a difference
783 whether you use the GNU assembler. On any other system,
784 @option{--with-gnu-as} has no effect.
785
786 @itemize @bullet
787 @item @samp{hppa1.0-@var{any}-@var{any}}
788 @item @samp{hppa1.1-@var{any}-@var{any}}
789 @item @samp{i386-@var{any}-sysv}
790 @item @samp{m68k-bull-sysv}
791 @item @samp{m68k-hp-hpux}
792 @item @samp{m68000-hp-hpux}
793 @item @samp{m68000-att-sysv}
794 @item @samp{sparc-sun-solaris2.@var{any}}
795 @item @samp{sparc64-@var{any}-solaris2.@var{any}}
796 @end itemize
797
798 On the systems listed above (except for the HP-PA, the SPARC, for ISC on
799 the 386, if you use the GNU assembler, you should also use the GNU linker
800 (and specify @option{--with-gnu-ld}).
801
802 @item @anchor{with-as}--with-as=@var{pathname}
803 Specify that the
804 compiler should use the assembler pointed to by @var{pathname}, rather
805 than the one found by the standard rules to find an assembler, which
806 are:
807 @itemize @bullet
808 @item
809 Check the @file{@var{libexec}/gcc/@var{target}/@var{version}}
810 directory, where @var{libexec} defaults to
811 @file{@var{exec-prefix}/libexec} and @var{exec-prefix} defaults to
812 @var{prefix} which defaults to @file{/usr/local} unless overridden by
813 the @option{--prefix=@var{pathname}} switch described
814 above. @var{target} is the target system triple, such as
815 @samp{sparc-sun-solaris2.7}, and @var{version} denotes the GCC
816 version, such as 3.0.
817 @item
818 Check operating system specific directories (e.g.@: @file{/usr/ccs/bin} on
819 Sun Solaris 2).
820 @end itemize
821 Note that these rules do not check for the value of @env{PATH}. You may
822 want to use @option{--with-as} if no assembler is installed in the
823 directories listed above, or if you have multiple assemblers installed
824 and want to choose one that is not found by the above rules.
825
826 @item @anchor{with-gnu-ld}--with-gnu-ld
827 Same as @uref{#with-gnu-as,,@option{--with-gnu-as}}
828 but for the linker.
829
830 @item --with-ld=@var{pathname}
831 Same as @uref{#with-as,,@option{--with-as}}
832 but for the linker.
833
834 @item --with-stabs
835 Specify that stabs debugging
836 information should be used instead of whatever format the host normally
837 uses. Normally GCC uses the same debug format as the host system.
838
839 On MIPS based systems and on Alphas, you must specify whether you want
840 GCC to create the normal ECOFF debugging format, or to use BSD-style
841 stabs passed through the ECOFF symbol table. The normal ECOFF debug
842 format cannot fully handle languages other than C@. BSD stabs format can
843 handle other languages, but it only works with the GNU debugger GDB@.
844
845 Normally, GCC uses the ECOFF debugging format by default; if you
846 prefer BSD stabs, specify @option{--with-stabs} when you configure GCC@.
847
848 No matter which default you choose when you configure GCC, the user
849 can use the @option{-gcoff} and @option{-gstabs+} options to specify explicitly
850 the debug format for a particular compilation.
851
852 @option{--with-stabs} is meaningful on the ISC system on the 386, also, if
853 @option{--with-gas} is used. It selects use of stabs debugging
854 information embedded in COFF output. This kind of debugging information
855 supports C++ well; ordinary COFF debugging information does not.
856
857 @option{--with-stabs} is also meaningful on 386 systems running SVR4. It
858 selects use of stabs debugging information embedded in ELF output. The
859 C++ compiler currently (2.6.0) does not support the DWARF debugging
860 information normally used on 386 SVR4 platforms; stabs provide a
861 workable alternative. This requires gas and gdb, as the normal SVR4
862 tools can not generate or interpret stabs.
863
864 @item --disable-multilib
865 Specify that multiple target
866 libraries to support different target variants, calling
867 conventions, etc should not be built. The default is to build a
868 predefined set of them.
869
870 Some targets provide finer-grained control over which multilibs are built
871 (e.g., @option{--disable-softfloat}):
872 @table @code
873 @item arc-*-elf*
874 biendian.
875
876 @item arm-*-*
877 fpu, 26bit, underscore, interwork, biendian, nofmult.
878
879 @item m68*-*-*
880 softfloat, m68881, m68000, m68020.
881
882 @item mips*-*-*
883 single-float, biendian, softfloat.
884
885 @item powerpc*-*-*, rs6000*-*-*
886 aix64, pthread, softfloat, powercpu, powerpccpu, powerpcos, biendian,
887 sysv, aix.
888
889 @end table
890
891 @item --enable-threads
892 Specify that the target
893 supports threads. This affects the Objective-C compiler and runtime
894 library, and exception handling for other languages like C++ and Java.
895 On some systems, this is the default.
896
897 In general, the best (and, in many cases, the only known) threading
898 model available will be configured for use. Beware that on some
899 systems, GCC has not been taught what threading models are generally
900 available for the system. In this case, @option{--enable-threads} is an
901 alias for @option{--enable-threads=single}.
902
903 @item --disable-threads
904 Specify that threading support should be disabled for the system.
905 This is an alias for @option{--enable-threads=single}.
906
907 @item --enable-threads=@var{lib}
908 Specify that
909 @var{lib} is the thread support library. This affects the Objective-C
910 compiler and runtime library, and exception handling for other languages
911 like C++ and Java. The possibilities for @var{lib} are:
912
913 @table @code
914 @item aix
915 AIX thread support.
916 @item dce
917 DCE thread support.
918 @item gnat
919 Ada tasking support. For non-Ada programs, this setting is equivalent
920 to @samp{single}. When used in conjunction with the Ada run time, it
921 causes GCC to use the same thread primitives as Ada uses. This option
922 is necessary when using both Ada and the back end exception handling,
923 which is the default for most Ada targets.
924 @item mach
925 Generic MACH thread support, known to work on NeXTSTEP@. (Please note
926 that the file needed to support this configuration, @file{gthr-mach.h}, is
927 missing and thus this setting will cause a known bootstrap failure.)
928 @item no
929 This is an alias for @samp{single}.
930 @item posix
931 Generic POSIX/Unix98 thread support.
932 @item posix95
933 Generic POSIX/Unix95 thread support.
934 @item rtems
935 RTEMS thread support.
936 @item single
937 Disable thread support, should work for all platforms.
938 @item solaris
939 Sun Solaris 2 thread support.
940 @item vxworks
941 VxWorks thread support.
942 @item win32
943 Microsoft Win32 API thread support.
944 @item nks
945 Novell Kernel Services thread support.
946 @end table
947
948 @item --enable-tls
949 Specify that the target supports TLS (Thread Local Storage). Usually
950 configure can correctly determine if TLS is supported. In cases where
951 it guesses incorrectly, TLS can be explicitly enabled or disabled with
952 @option{--enable-tls} or @option{--disable-tls}. This can happen if
953 the assembler supports TLS but the C library does not, or if the
954 assumptions made by the configure test are incorrect.
955
956 @item --disable-tls
957 Specify that the target does not support TLS.
958 This is an alias for @option{--enable-tls=no}.
959
960 @item --with-cpu=@var{cpu}
961 Specify which cpu variant the compiler should generate code for by default.
962 @var{cpu} will be used as the default value of the @option{-mcpu=} switch.
963 This option is only supported on some targets, including ARM, i386, PowerPC,
964 and SPARC@.
965
966 @item --with-schedule=@var{cpu}
967 @itemx --with-arch=@var{cpu}
968 @itemx --with-tune=@var{cpu}
969 @itemx --with-abi=@var{abi}
970 @itemx --with-fpu=@var{type}
971 @itemx --with-float=@var{type}
972 These configure options provide default values for the @option{-mschedule=},
973 @option{-march=}, @option{-mtune=}, @option{-mabi=}, and @option{-mfpu=}
974 options and for @option{-mhard-float} or @option{-msoft-float}. As with
975 @option{--with-cpu}, which switches will be accepted and acceptable values
976 of the arguments depend on the target.
977
978 @item --with-divide=@var{type}
979 Specify how the compiler should generate code for checking for
980 division by zero. This option is only supported on the MIPS target.
981 The possibilities for @var{type} are:
982 @table @code
983 @item traps
984 Division by zero checks use conditional traps (this is the default on
985 systems that support conditional traps).
986 @item breaks
987 Division by zero checks use the break instruction.
988 @end table
989
990 @item --enable-__cxa_atexit
991 Define if you want to use __cxa_atexit, rather than atexit, to
992 register C++ destructors for local statics and global objects.
993 This is essential for fully standards-compliant handling of
994 destructors, but requires __cxa_atexit in libc. This option is currently
995 only available on systems with GNU libc. When enabled, this will cause
996 @option{-fuse-cxa-exit} to be passed by default.
997
998 @item --enable-target-optspace
999 Specify that target
1000 libraries should be optimized for code space instead of code speed.
1001 This is the default for the m32r platform.
1002
1003 @item --disable-cpp
1004 Specify that a user visible @command{cpp} program should not be installed.
1005
1006 @item --with-cpp-install-dir=@var{dirname}
1007 Specify that the user visible @command{cpp} program should be installed
1008 in @file{@var{prefix}/@var{dirname}/cpp}, in addition to @var{bindir}.
1009
1010 @item --enable-initfini-array
1011 Force the use of sections @code{.init_array} and @code{.fini_array}
1012 (instead of @code{.init} and @code{.fini}) for constructors and
1013 destructors. Option @option{--disable-initfini-array} has the
1014 opposite effect. If neither option is specified, the configure script
1015 will try to guess whether the @code{.init_array} and
1016 @code{.fini_array} sections are supported and, if they are, use them.
1017
1018 @item --enable-maintainer-mode
1019 The build rules that
1020 regenerate the GCC master message catalog @file{gcc.pot} are normally
1021 disabled. This is because it can only be rebuilt if the complete source
1022 tree is present. If you have changed the sources and want to rebuild the
1023 catalog, configuring with @option{--enable-maintainer-mode} will enable
1024 this. Note that you need a recent version of the @code{gettext} tools
1025 to do so.
1026
1027 @item --enable-generated-files-in-srcdir
1028 Neither the .c and .h files that are generated from bison and flex nor the
1029 info manuals and man pages that are built from the .texi files are present
1030 in the CVS development tree. When building GCC from that development tree,
1031 or from a snapshot which are created from CVS, then those generated files
1032 are placed in your build directory, which allows for the source to be in a
1033 readonly directory.
1034
1035 If you configure with @option{--enable-generated-files-in-srcdir} then those
1036 generated files will go into the source directory. This is mainly intended
1037 for generating release or prerelease tarballs of the GCC sources, since it
1038 is not a requirement that the users of source releases to have flex, bison, or
1039 makeinfo.
1040
1041 @item --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs
1042 Specify
1043 that runtime libraries should be installed in the compiler specific
1044 subdirectory (@file{@var{libdir}/gcc}) rather than the usual places. In
1045 addition, @samp{libstdc++}'s include files will be installed into
1046 @file{@var{libdir}} unless you overruled it by using
1047 @option{--with-gxx-include-dir=@var{dirname}}. Using this option is
1048 particularly useful if you intend to use several versions of GCC in
1049 parallel. This is currently supported by @samp{libgfortran},
1050 @samp{libjava}, @samp{libmudflap}, @samp{libstdc++}, and @samp{libobjc}.
1051
1052 @item --with-java-home=@var{dirname}
1053 This @samp{libjava} option overrides the default value of the
1054 @samp{java.home} system property. It is also used to set
1055 @samp{sun.boot.class.path} to @file{@var{dirname}/lib/rt.jar}. By
1056 default @samp{java.home} is set to @file{@var{prefix}} and
1057 @samp{sun.boot.class.path} to
1058 @file{@var{datadir}/java/libgcj-@var{version}.jar}.
1059
1060 @item --enable-languages=@var{lang1},@var{lang2},@dots{}
1061 Specify that only a particular subset of compilers and
1062 their runtime libraries should be built. For a list of valid values for
1063 @var{langN} you can issue the following command in the
1064 @file{gcc} directory of your GCC source tree:@*
1065 @smallexample
1066 grep language= */config-lang.in
1067 @end smallexample
1068 Currently, you can use any of the following:
1069 @code{all}, @code{ada}, @code{c}, @code{c++}, @code{fortran}, @code{java},
1070 @code{objc}, @code{obj-c++}, @code{treelang}.
1071 Building the Ada compiler has special requirements, see below.
1072 If you do not pass this flag, or specify the option @code{all}, then all
1073 default languages available in the @file{gcc} sub-tree will be configured.
1074 Ada, Objective-C++, and treelang are not default languages; the rest are.
1075 Re-defining @code{LANGUAGES} when calling @samp{make bootstrap}
1076 @strong{does not} work anymore, as those language sub-directories might
1077 not have been configured!
1078
1079 @item --disable-libada
1080 Specify that the run-time libraries and tools used by GNAT should not
1081 be built. This can be useful for debugging, or for compatibility with
1082 previous Ada build procedures, when it was required to explicitly
1083 do a @samp{make -C gcc gnatlib_and_tools}.
1084
1085 @item --disable-libssp
1086 Specify that the run-time libraries for stack smashing protection
1087 should not be built.
1088
1089 @item --disable-libgcc-math
1090 Specify that the run-time libraries for arch and gcc specific math
1091 functions should not be built.
1092
1093 @item --with-dwarf2
1094 Specify that the compiler should
1095 use DWARF 2 debugging information as the default.
1096
1097 @item --enable-targets=all
1098 @itemx --enable-targets=@var{target_list}
1099 Some GCC targets, e.g.@: powerpc64-linux, build bi-arch compilers.
1100 These are compilers that are able to generate either 64-bit or 32-bit
1101 code. Typically, the corresponding 32-bit target, e.g.@:
1102 powerpc-linux for powerpc64-linux, only generates 32-bit code. This
1103 option enables the 32-bit target to be a bi-arch compiler, which is
1104 useful when you want a bi-arch compiler that defaults to 32-bit, and
1105 you are building a bi-arch or multi-arch binutils in a combined tree.
1106 Currently, this option only affects powerpc-linux.
1107
1108 @item --enable-secureplt
1109 This option enables @option{-msecure-plt} by default for powerpc-linux.
1110 @ifnothtml
1111 @xref{RS/6000 and PowerPC Options,, RS/6000 and PowerPC Options, gcc,
1112 Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)},
1113 @end ifnothtml
1114 @ifhtml
1115 See ``RS/6000 and PowerPC Options'' in the main manual
1116 @end ifhtml
1117
1118 @item --enable-win32-registry
1119 @itemx --enable-win32-registry=@var{key}
1120 @itemx --disable-win32-registry
1121 The @option{--enable-win32-registry} option enables Microsoft Windows-hosted GCC
1122 to look up installations paths in the registry using the following key:
1123
1124 @smallexample
1125 @code{HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Free Software Foundation\@var{key}}
1126 @end smallexample
1127
1128 @var{key} defaults to GCC version number, and can be overridden by the
1129 @option{--enable-win32-registry=@var{key}} option. Vendors and distributors
1130 who use custom installers are encouraged to provide a different key,
1131 perhaps one comprised of vendor name and GCC version number, to
1132 avoid conflict with existing installations. This feature is enabled
1133 by default, and can be disabled by @option{--disable-win32-registry}
1134 option. This option has no effect on the other hosts.
1135
1136 @item --nfp
1137 Specify that the machine does not have a floating point unit. This
1138 option only applies to @samp{m68k-sun-sunos@var{n}}. On any other
1139 system, @option{--nfp} has no effect.
1140
1141 @item --enable-werror
1142 @itemx --disable-werror
1143 @itemx --enable-werror=yes
1144 @itemx --enable-werror=no
1145 When you specify this option, it controls whether certain files in the
1146 compiler are built with @option{-Werror} in bootstrap stage2 and later.
1147 If you don't specify it, @option{-Werror} is turned on for the main
1148 development trunk. However it defaults to off for release branches and
1149 final releases. The specific files which get @option{-Werror} are
1150 controlled by the Makefiles.
1151
1152 @item --enable-checking
1153 @itemx --enable-checking=@var{list}
1154 When you specify this option, the compiler is built to perform internal
1155 consistency checks of the requested complexity. This does not change the
1156 generated code, but adds error checking within the compiler. This will
1157 slow down the compiler and may only work properly if you are building
1158 the compiler with GCC@. This is @samp{yes} by default when building
1159 from CVS or snapshots, but @samp{release} for releases. More control
1160 over the checks may be had by specifying @var{list}. The categories of
1161 checks available are @samp{yes} (most common checks
1162 @samp{assert,misc,tree,gc,rtlflag,runtime}), @samp{no} (no checks at
1163 all), @samp{all} (all but @samp{valgrind}), @samp{release} (cheapest
1164 checks @samp{assert,runtime}) or @samp{none} (same as @samp{no}).
1165 Individual checks can be enabled with these flags @samp{assert},
1166 @samp{fold}, @samp{gc}, @samp{gcac} @samp{misc}, @samp{rtl},
1167 @samp{rtlflag}, @samp{runtime}, @samp{tree}, and @samp{valgrind}.
1168
1169 The @samp{valgrind} check requires the external @command{valgrind}
1170 simulator, available from @uref{http://valgrind.org/}. The
1171 @samp{rtl}, @samp{gcac} and @samp{valgrind} checks are very expensive.
1172 To disable all checking, @samp{--disable-checking} or
1173 @samp{--enable-checking=none} must be explicitly requested. Disabling
1174 assertions will make the compiler and runtime slightly faster but
1175 increase the risk of undetected internal errors causing wrong code to be
1176 generated.
1177
1178 @item --enable-coverage
1179 @itemx --enable-coverage=@var{level}
1180 With this option, the compiler is built to collect self coverage
1181 information, every time it is run. This is for internal development
1182 purposes, and only works when the compiler is being built with gcc. The
1183 @var{level} argument controls whether the compiler is built optimized or
1184 not, values are @samp{opt} and @samp{noopt}. For coverage analysis you
1185 want to disable optimization, for performance analysis you want to
1186 enable optimization. When coverage is enabled, the default level is
1187 without optimization.
1188
1189 @item --enable-gather-detailed-mem-stats
1190 When this option is specified more detailed information on memory
1191 allocation is gathered. This information is printed when using
1192 @option{-fmem-report}.
1193
1194 @item --with-gc
1195 @itemx --with-gc=@var{choice}
1196 With this option you can specify the garbage collector implementation
1197 used during the compilation process. @var{choice} can be one of
1198 @samp{page} and @samp{zone}, where @samp{page} is the default.
1199
1200 @item --enable-nls
1201 @itemx --disable-nls
1202 The @option{--enable-nls} option enables Native Language Support (NLS),
1203 which lets GCC output diagnostics in languages other than American
1204 English. Native Language Support is enabled by default if not doing a
1205 canadian cross build. The @option{--disable-nls} option disables NLS@.
1206
1207 @item --with-included-gettext
1208 If NLS is enabled, the @option{--with-included-gettext} option causes the build
1209 procedure to prefer its copy of GNU @command{gettext}.
1210
1211 @item --with-catgets
1212 If NLS is enabled, and if the host lacks @code{gettext} but has the
1213 inferior @code{catgets} interface, the GCC build procedure normally
1214 ignores @code{catgets} and instead uses GCC's copy of the GNU
1215 @code{gettext} library. The @option{--with-catgets} option causes the
1216 build procedure to use the host's @code{catgets} in this situation.
1217
1218 @item --with-libiconv-prefix=@var{dir}
1219 Search for libiconv header files in @file{@var{dir}/include} and
1220 libiconv library files in @file{@var{dir}/lib}.
1221
1222 @item --enable-obsolete
1223 Enable configuration for an obsoleted system. If you attempt to
1224 configure GCC for a system (build, host, or target) which has been
1225 obsoleted, and you do not specify this flag, configure will halt with an
1226 error message.
1227
1228 All support for systems which have been obsoleted in one release of GCC
1229 is removed entirely in the next major release, unless someone steps
1230 forward to maintain the port.
1231
1232 @item --enable-decimal-float
1233 @itemx --disable-decimal-float
1234 Enable (or disable) support for the C decimal floating point
1235 extension. This is enabled by default only on PowerPC GNU/Linux
1236 systems. Other systems may also support it, but require the user to
1237 specifically enable it.
1238
1239 @end table
1240
1241 @subheading Cross-Compiler-Specific Options
1242 The following options only apply to building cross compilers.
1243 @table @code
1244 @item --with-sysroot
1245 @itemx --with-sysroot=@var{dir}
1246 Tells GCC to consider @var{dir} as the root of a tree that contains a
1247 (subset of) the root filesystem of the target operating system.
1248 Target system headers, libraries and run-time object files will be
1249 searched in there. The specified directory is not copied into the
1250 install tree, unlike the options @option{--with-headers} and
1251 @option{--with-libs} that this option obsoletes. The default value,
1252 in case @option{--with-sysroot} is not given an argument, is
1253 @option{$@{gcc_tooldir@}/sys-root}. If the specified directory is a
1254 subdirectory of @option{$@{exec_prefix@}}, then it will be found relative to
1255 the GCC binaries if the installation tree is moved.
1256
1257 @item --with-build-sysroot
1258 @itemx --with-build-sysroot=@var{dir}
1259 Tells GCC to consider @var{dir} as the system root (see
1260 @option{--with-sysroot}) while building target libraries, instead of
1261 the directory specified with @option{--with-sysroot}. This option is
1262 only useful when you are already using @option{--with-sysroot}. You
1263 can use @option{--with-build-sysroot} when you are configuring with
1264 @option{--prefix} set to a directory that is different from the one in
1265 which you are installing GCC and your target libraries.
1266
1267 This option affects the system root for the compiler used to build
1268 target libraries (which runs on the build system); it does not affect
1269 the compiler which is used to build GCC itself.
1270
1271 @item --with-headers
1272 @itemx --with-headers=@var{dir}
1273 Deprecated in favor of @option{--with-sysroot}.
1274 Specifies that target headers are available when building a cross compiler.
1275 The @var{dir} argument specifies a directory which has the target include
1276 files. These include files will be copied into the @file{gcc} install
1277 directory. @emph{This option with the @var{dir} argument is required} when
1278 building a cross compiler, if @file{@var{prefix}/@var{target}/sys-include}
1279 doesn't pre-exist. If @file{@var{prefix}/@var{target}/sys-include} does
1280 pre-exist, the @var{dir} argument may be omitted. @command{fixincludes}
1281 will be run on these files to make them compatible with GCC@.
1282
1283 @item --without-headers
1284 Tells GCC not use any target headers from a libc when building a cross
1285 compiler. When crossing to GNU/Linux, you need the headers so GCC
1286 can build the exception handling for libgcc.
1287 See @uref{http://www.objsw.com/CrossGCC/,,CrossGCC} for more information
1288 on this option.
1289
1290 @item --with-libs
1291 @itemx --with-libs=``@var{dir1} @var{dir2} @dots{} @var{dirN}''
1292 Deprecated in favor of @option{--with-sysroot}.
1293 Specifies a list of directories which contain the target runtime
1294 libraries. These libraries will be copied into the @file{gcc} install
1295 directory. If the directory list is omitted, this option has no
1296 effect.
1297 @item --with-newlib
1298 Specifies that @samp{newlib} is
1299 being used as the target C library. This causes @code{__eprintf} to be
1300 omitted from @file{libgcc.a} on the assumption that it will be provided by
1301 @samp{newlib}.
1302 @end table
1303
1304 @subheading Fortran-Specific Options
1305
1306 The following options apply to the build of the Fortran front end.
1307
1308 @table @code
1309
1310 @item --with-gmp=@var{pathname}
1311 @itemx --with-mpfr=@var{pathname}
1312 @itemx --with-gmp-dir=@var{pathname}
1313 @itemx --with-mpfr-dir=@var{pathname}
1314 If you don't have GMP (the GNU Multiple Precision library) and the MPFR
1315 Libraries installed in a standard location and you want to build the Fortran
1316 front-end, you can explicitly specify the directory where they are installed
1317 (@samp{--with-gmp=gmpinstalldir}, @samp{--with-mpfr=mpfrinstalldir}) or where
1318 you built them without installing (@samp{--with-gmp-dir=gmpbuilddir},
1319 @samp{--with-mpfr-dir=gmpbuilddir}).
1320
1321 @end table
1322
1323 @subheading Java-Specific Options
1324
1325 The following option applies to the build of the Java front end.
1326
1327 @table @code
1328 @item --disable-libgcj
1329 Specify that the run-time libraries
1330 used by GCJ should not be built. This is useful in case you intend
1331 to use GCJ with some other run-time, or you're going to install it
1332 separately, or it just happens not to build on your particular
1333 machine. In general, if the Java front end is enabled, the GCJ
1334 libraries will be enabled too, unless they're known to not work on
1335 the target platform. If GCJ is enabled but @samp{libgcj} isn't built, you
1336 may need to port it; in this case, before modifying the top-level
1337 @file{configure.in} so that @samp{libgcj} is enabled by default on this platform,
1338 you may use @option{--enable-libgcj} to override the default.
1339
1340 @end table
1341
1342 The following options apply to building @samp{libgcj}.
1343
1344 @subsubheading General Options
1345
1346 @table @code
1347 @item --disable-getenv-properties
1348 Don't set system properties from @env{GCJ_PROPERTIES}.
1349
1350 @item --enable-hash-synchronization
1351 Use a global hash table for monitor locks. Ordinarily,
1352 @samp{libgcj}'s @samp{configure} script automatically makes
1353 the correct choice for this option for your platform. Only use
1354 this if you know you need the library to be configured differently.
1355
1356 @item --enable-interpreter
1357 Enable the Java interpreter. The interpreter is automatically
1358 enabled by default on all platforms that support it. This option
1359 is really only useful if you want to disable the interpreter
1360 (using @option{--disable-interpreter}).
1361
1362 @item --disable-java-net
1363 Disable java.net. This disables the native part of java.net only,
1364 using non-functional stubs for native method implementations.
1365
1366 @item --disable-jvmpi
1367 Disable JVMPI support.
1368
1369 @item --with-ecos
1370 Enable runtime eCos target support.
1371
1372 @item --without-libffi
1373 Don't use @samp{libffi}. This will disable the interpreter and JNI
1374 support as well, as these require @samp{libffi} to work.
1375
1376 @item --enable-libgcj-debug
1377 Enable runtime debugging code.
1378
1379 @item --enable-libgcj-multifile
1380 If specified, causes all @file{.java} source files to be
1381 compiled into @file{.class} files in one invocation of
1382 @samp{gcj}. This can speed up build time, but is more
1383 resource-intensive. If this option is unspecified or
1384 disabled, @samp{gcj} is invoked once for each @file{.java}
1385 file to compile into a @file{.class} file.
1386
1387 @item --with-libiconv-prefix=DIR
1388 Search for libiconv in @file{DIR/include} and @file{DIR/lib}.
1389
1390 @item --enable-sjlj-exceptions
1391 Force use of @code{builtin_setjmp} for exceptions. @samp{configure}
1392 ordinarily picks the correct value based on the platform. Only use
1393 this option if you are sure you need a different setting.
1394
1395 @item --with-system-zlib
1396 Use installed @samp{zlib} rather than that included with GCC@.
1397
1398 @item --with-win32-nlsapi=ansi, unicows or unicode
1399 Indicates how MinGW @samp{libgcj} translates between UNICODE
1400 characters and the Win32 API@.
1401 @table @code
1402 @item ansi
1403 Use the single-byte @code{char} and the Win32 A functions natively,
1404 translating to and from UNICODE when using these functions. If
1405 unspecified, this is the default.
1406
1407 @item unicows
1408 Use the @code{WCHAR} and Win32 W functions natively. Adds
1409 @code{-lunicows} to @file{libgcj.spec} to link with @samp{libunicows}.
1410 @file{unicows.dll} needs to be deployed on Microsoft Windows 9X machines
1411 running built executables. @file{libunicows.a}, an open-source
1412 import library around Microsoft's @code{unicows.dll}, is obtained from
1413 @uref{http://libunicows.sourceforge.net/}, which also gives details
1414 on getting @file{unicows.dll} from Microsoft.
1415
1416 @item unicode
1417 Use the @code{WCHAR} and Win32 W functions natively. Does @emph{not}
1418 add @code{-lunicows} to @file{libgcj.spec}. The built executables will
1419 only run on Microsoft Windows NT and above.
1420 @end table
1421 @end table
1422
1423 @subsubheading AWT-Specific Options
1424
1425 @table @code
1426 @item --with-x
1427 Use the X Window System.
1428
1429 @item --enable-java-awt=PEER(S)
1430 Specifies the AWT peer library or libraries to build alongside
1431 @samp{libgcj}. If this option is unspecified or disabled, AWT
1432 will be non-functional. Current valid values are @option{gtk} and
1433 @option{xlib}. Multiple libraries should be separated by a
1434 comma (i.e.@: @option{--enable-java-awt=gtk,xlib}).
1435
1436 @item --enable-gtk-cairo
1437 Build the cairo Graphics2D implementation on GTK@.
1438
1439 @item --enable-java-gc=TYPE
1440 Choose garbage collector. Defaults to @option{boehm} if unspecified.
1441
1442 @item --disable-gtktest
1443 Do not try to compile and run a test GTK+ program.
1444
1445 @item --disable-glibtest
1446 Do not try to compile and run a test GLIB program.
1447
1448 @item --with-libart-prefix=PFX
1449 Prefix where libart is installed (optional).
1450
1451 @item --with-libart-exec-prefix=PFX
1452 Exec prefix where libart is installed (optional).
1453
1454 @item --disable-libarttest
1455 Do not try to compile and run a test libart program.
1456
1457 @end table
1458
1459 @html
1460 <hr />
1461 <p>
1462 @end html
1463 @ifhtml
1464 @uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
1465 @end ifhtml
1466 @end ifset
1467
1468 @c ***Building****************************************************************
1469 @ifnothtml
1470 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
1471 @node Building, Testing, Configuration, Installing GCC
1472 @end ifnothtml
1473 @ifset buildhtml
1474 @ifnothtml
1475 @chapter Building
1476 @end ifnothtml
1477 @cindex Installing GCC: Building
1478
1479 Now that GCC is configured, you are ready to build the compiler and
1480 runtime libraries.
1481
1482 Some commands executed when making the compiler may fail (return a
1483 nonzero status) and be ignored by @command{make}. These failures, which
1484 are often due to files that were not found, are expected, and can safely
1485 be ignored.
1486
1487 It is normal to have compiler warnings when compiling certain files.
1488 Unless you are a GCC developer, you can generally ignore these warnings
1489 unless they cause compilation to fail. Developers should attempt to fix
1490 any warnings encountered, however they can temporarily continue past
1491 warnings-as-errors by specifying the configure flag
1492 @option{--disable-werror}.
1493
1494 On certain old systems, defining certain environment variables such as
1495 @env{CC} can interfere with the functioning of @command{make}.
1496
1497 If you encounter seemingly strange errors when trying to build the
1498 compiler in a directory other than the source directory, it could be
1499 because you have previously configured the compiler in the source
1500 directory. Make sure you have done all the necessary preparations.
1501
1502 If you build GCC on a BSD system using a directory stored in an old System
1503 V file system, problems may occur in running @command{fixincludes} if the
1504 System V file system doesn't support symbolic links. These problems
1505 result in a failure to fix the declaration of @code{size_t} in
1506 @file{sys/types.h}. If you find that @code{size_t} is a signed type and
1507 that type mismatches occur, this could be the cause.
1508
1509 The solution is not to use such a directory for building GCC@.
1510
1511 When building from CVS or snapshots, or if you modify parser sources,
1512 you need the Bison parser generator installed. Any version 1.25 or
1513 later should work; older versions may also work. If you do not modify
1514 parser sources, releases contain the Bison-generated files and you do
1515 not need Bison installed to build them.
1516
1517 When building from CVS or snapshots, or if you modify Texinfo
1518 documentation, you need version 4.4 or later of Texinfo installed if you
1519 want Info documentation to be regenerated. Releases contain Info
1520 documentation pre-built for the unmodified documentation in the release.
1521
1522 @section Building a native compiler
1523
1524 For a native build issue the command @samp{make bootstrap}. This
1525 will build the entire GCC system, which includes the following steps:
1526
1527 @itemize @bullet
1528 @item
1529 Build host tools necessary to build the compiler such as texinfo, bison,
1530 gperf.
1531
1532 @item
1533 Build target tools for use by the compiler such as binutils (bfd,
1534 binutils, gas, gprof, ld, and opcodes)
1535 if they have been individually linked
1536 or moved into the top level GCC source tree before configuring.
1537
1538 @item
1539 Perform a 3-stage bootstrap of the compiler.
1540
1541 @item
1542 Perform a comparison test of the stage2 and stage3 compilers.
1543
1544 @item
1545 Build runtime libraries using the stage3 compiler from the previous step.
1546
1547 @end itemize
1548
1549 If you are short on disk space you might consider @samp{make
1550 bootstrap-lean} instead. This is identical to @samp{make
1551 bootstrap} except that object files from the stage1 and
1552 stage2 of the 3-stage bootstrap of the compiler are deleted as
1553 soon as they are no longer needed.
1554
1555 If you want to save additional space during the bootstrap and in
1556 the final installation as well, you can build the compiler binaries
1557 without debugging information as in the following example. This will save
1558 roughly 40% of disk space both for the bootstrap and the final installation.
1559 (Libraries will still contain debugging information.)
1560
1561 @smallexample
1562 make CFLAGS='-O' LIBCFLAGS='-g -O2' \
1563 LIBCXXFLAGS='-g -O2 -fno-implicit-templates' bootstrap
1564 @end smallexample
1565
1566 If you wish to use non-default GCC flags when compiling the stage2 and
1567 stage3 compilers, set @code{BOOT_CFLAGS} on the command line when doing
1568 @samp{make bootstrap}. Non-default optimization flags are less well
1569 tested here than the default of @samp{-g -O2}, but should still work.
1570 In a few cases, you may find that you need to specify special flags such
1571 as @option{-msoft-float} here to complete the bootstrap; or, if the
1572 native compiler miscompiles the stage1 compiler, you may need to work
1573 around this, by choosing @code{BOOT_CFLAGS} to avoid the parts of the
1574 stage1 compiler that were miscompiled, or by using @samp{make
1575 bootstrap4} to increase the number of stages of bootstrap.
1576
1577 Note that using non-standard @code{CFLAGS} can cause bootstrap to fail in
1578 @file{libiberty}, if these trigger a warning with the new compiler. For
1579 example using @samp{-O2 -g -mcpu=i686} on @code{i686-pc-linux-gnu} will
1580 cause bootstrap failure as @option{-mcpu=} is deprecated in 3.4.0 and above.
1581
1582
1583 If you used the flag @option{--enable-languages=@dots{}} to restrict
1584 the compilers to be built, only those you've actually enabled will be
1585 built. This will of course only build those runtime libraries, for
1586 which the particular compiler has been built. Please note,
1587 that re-defining @env{LANGUAGES} when calling @samp{make bootstrap}
1588 @strong{does not} work anymore!
1589
1590 If the comparison of stage2 and stage3 fails, this normally indicates
1591 that the stage2 compiler has compiled GCC incorrectly, and is therefore
1592 a potentially serious bug which you should investigate and report. (On
1593 a few systems, meaningful comparison of object files is impossible; they
1594 always appear ``different''. If you encounter this problem, you will
1595 need to disable comparison in the @file{Makefile}.)
1596
1597 @section Building a cross compiler
1598
1599 We recommend reading the
1600 @uref{http://www.objsw.com/CrossGCC/,,crossgcc FAQ}
1601 for information about building cross compilers.
1602
1603 When building a cross compiler, it is not generally possible to do a
1604 3-stage bootstrap of the compiler. This makes for an interesting problem
1605 as parts of GCC can only be built with GCC@.
1606
1607 To build a cross compiler, we first recommend building and installing a
1608 native compiler. You can then use the native GCC compiler to build the
1609 cross compiler. The installed native compiler needs to be GCC version
1610 2.95 or later.
1611
1612 Assuming you have already installed a native copy of GCC and configured
1613 your cross compiler, issue the command @command{make}, which performs the
1614 following steps:
1615
1616 @itemize @bullet
1617 @item
1618 Build host tools necessary to build the compiler such as texinfo, bison,
1619 gperf.
1620
1621 @item
1622 Build target tools for use by the compiler such as binutils (bfd,
1623 binutils, gas, gprof, ld, and opcodes)
1624 if they have been individually linked or moved into the top level GCC source
1625 tree before configuring.
1626
1627 @item
1628 Build the compiler (single stage only).
1629
1630 @item
1631 Build runtime libraries using the compiler from the previous step.
1632 @end itemize
1633
1634 Note that if an error occurs in any step the make process will exit.
1635
1636 If you are not building GNU binutils in the same source tree as GCC,
1637 you will need a cross-assembler and cross-linker installed before
1638 configuring GCC@. Put them in the directory
1639 @file{@var{prefix}/@var{target}/bin}. Here is a table of the tools
1640 you should put in this directory:
1641
1642 @table @file
1643 @item as
1644 This should be the cross-assembler.
1645
1646 @item ld
1647 This should be the cross-linker.
1648
1649 @item ar
1650 This should be the cross-archiver: a program which can manipulate
1651 archive files (linker libraries) in the target machine's format.
1652
1653 @item ranlib
1654 This should be a program to construct a symbol table in an archive file.
1655 @end table
1656
1657 The installation of GCC will find these programs in that directory,
1658 and copy or link them to the proper place to for the cross-compiler to
1659 find them when run later.
1660
1661 The easiest way to provide these files is to build the Binutils package.
1662 Configure it with the same @option{--host} and @option{--target}
1663 options that you use for configuring GCC, then build and install
1664 them. They install their executables automatically into the proper
1665 directory. Alas, they do not support all the targets that GCC
1666 supports.
1667
1668 If you are not building a C library in the same source tree as GCC,
1669 you should also provide the target libraries and headers before
1670 configuring GCC, specifying the directories with
1671 @option{--with-sysroot} or @option{--with-headers} and
1672 @option{--with-libs}. Many targets also require ``start files'' such
1673 as @file{crt0.o} and
1674 @file{crtn.o} which are linked into each executable. There may be several
1675 alternatives for @file{crt0.o}, for use with profiling or other
1676 compilation options. Check your target's definition of
1677 @code{STARTFILE_SPEC} to find out what start files it uses.
1678
1679 @section Building in parallel
1680
1681 You can use @samp{make bootstrap MAKE="make -j 2" -j 2}, or just
1682 @samp{make -j 2 bootstrap} for GNU Make 3.79 and above, instead of
1683 @samp{make bootstrap} to build GCC in parallel.
1684 You can also specify a bigger number, and in most cases using a value
1685 greater than the number of processors in your machine will result in
1686 fewer and shorter I/O latency hits, thus improving overall throughput;
1687 this is especially true for slow drives and network filesystems.
1688
1689 @section Building the Ada compiler
1690
1691 In order to build GNAT, the Ada compiler, you need a working GNAT
1692 compiler (GNAT version 3.14 or later, or GCC version 3.1 or later),
1693 including GNAT tools such as @command{gnatmake} and @command{gnatlink},
1694 since the Ada front end is written in Ada (with some
1695 GNAT-specific extensions), and GNU make.
1696
1697 @command{configure} does not test whether the GNAT installation works
1698 and has a sufficiently recent version; if too old a GNAT version is
1699 installed, the build will fail unless @option{--enable-languages} is
1700 used to disable building the Ada front end.
1701
1702 @section Building with profile feedback
1703
1704 It is possible to use profile feedback to optimize the compiler itself. This
1705 should result in a faster compiler binary. Experiments done on x86 using gcc
1706 3.3 showed approximately 7 percent speedup on compiling C programs. To
1707 bootstrap compiler with profile feedback, use @code{make profiledbootstrap}.
1708
1709 When @samp{make profiledbootstrap} is run, it will first build a @code{stage1}
1710 compiler. This compiler is used to build a @code{stageprofile} compiler
1711 instrumented to collect execution counts of instruction and branch
1712 probabilities. Then runtime libraries are compiled with profile collected.
1713 Finally a @code{stagefeedback} compiler is built using the information collected.
1714
1715 Unlike @samp{make bootstrap} several additional restrictions apply. The
1716 compiler used to build @code{stage1} needs to support a 64-bit integral type.
1717 It is recommended to only use GCC for this. Also parallel make is currently
1718 not supported since collisions in profile collecting may occur.
1719
1720 @html
1721 <hr />
1722 <p>
1723 @end html
1724 @ifhtml
1725 @uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
1726 @end ifhtml
1727 @end ifset
1728
1729 @c ***Testing*****************************************************************
1730 @ifnothtml
1731 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
1732 @node Testing, Final install, Building, Installing GCC
1733 @end ifnothtml
1734 @ifset testhtml
1735 @ifnothtml
1736 @chapter Installing GCC: Testing
1737 @end ifnothtml
1738 @cindex Testing
1739 @cindex Installing GCC: Testing
1740 @cindex Testsuite
1741
1742 Before you install GCC, we encourage you to run the testsuites and to
1743 compare your results with results from a similar configuration that have
1744 been submitted to the
1745 @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-testresults/,,gcc-testresults mailing list}.
1746 Some of these archived results are linked from the build status lists
1747 at @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/buildstat.html}, although not everyone who
1748 reports a successful build runs the testsuites and submits the results.
1749 This step is optional and may require you to download additional software,
1750 but it can give you confidence in your new GCC installation or point out
1751 problems before you install and start using your new GCC@.
1752
1753 First, you must have @uref{download.html,,downloaded the testsuites}.
1754 These are part of the full distribution, but if you downloaded the
1755 ``core'' compiler plus any front ends, you must download the testsuites
1756 separately.
1757
1758 Second, you must have the testing tools installed. This includes
1759 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/dejagnu/,,DejaGnu} 1.4.4 and later,
1760 Tcl, and Expect; the DejaGnu site has links to these.
1761
1762 If the directories where @command{runtest} and @command{expect} were
1763 installed are not in the @env{PATH}, you may need to set the following
1764 environment variables appropriately, as in the following example (which
1765 assumes that DejaGnu has been installed under @file{/usr/local}):
1766
1767 @smallexample
1768 TCL_LIBRARY = /usr/local/share/tcl8.0
1769 DEJAGNULIBS = /usr/local/share/dejagnu
1770 @end smallexample
1771
1772 (On systems such as Cygwin, these paths are required to be actual
1773 paths, not mounts or links; presumably this is due to some lack of
1774 portability in the DejaGnu code.)
1775
1776
1777 Finally, you can run the testsuite (which may take a long time):
1778 @smallexample
1779 cd @var{objdir}; make -k check
1780 @end smallexample
1781
1782 This will test various components of GCC, such as compiler
1783 front ends and runtime libraries. While running the testsuite, DejaGnu
1784 might emit some harmless messages resembling
1785 @samp{WARNING: Couldn't find the global config file.} or
1786 @samp{WARNING: Couldn't find tool init file} that can be ignored.
1787
1788 @section How can you run the testsuite on selected tests?
1789
1790 In order to run sets of tests selectively, there are targets
1791 @samp{make check-gcc} and @samp{make check-g++}
1792 in the @file{gcc} subdirectory of the object directory. You can also
1793 just run @samp{make check} in a subdirectory of the object directory.
1794
1795
1796 A more selective way to just run all @command{gcc} execute tests in the
1797 testsuite is to use
1798
1799 @smallexample
1800 make check-gcc RUNTESTFLAGS="execute.exp @var{other-options}"
1801 @end smallexample
1802
1803 Likewise, in order to run only the @command{g++} ``old-deja'' tests in
1804 the testsuite with filenames matching @samp{9805*}, you would use
1805
1806 @smallexample
1807 make check-g++ RUNTESTFLAGS="old-deja.exp=9805* @var{other-options}"
1808 @end smallexample
1809
1810 The @file{*.exp} files are located in the testsuite directories of the GCC
1811 source, the most important ones being @file{compile.exp},
1812 @file{execute.exp}, @file{dg.exp} and @file{old-deja.exp}.
1813 To get a list of the possible @file{*.exp} files, pipe the
1814 output of @samp{make check} into a file and look at the
1815 @samp{Running @dots{} .exp} lines.
1816
1817 @section Passing options and running multiple testsuites
1818
1819 You can pass multiple options to the testsuite using the
1820 @samp{--target_board} option of DejaGNU, either passed as part of
1821 @samp{RUNTESTFLAGS}, or directly to @command{runtest} if you prefer to
1822 work outside the makefiles. For example,
1823
1824 @smallexample
1825 make check-g++ RUNTESTFLAGS="--target_board=unix/-O3/-fno-strength-reduce"
1826 @end smallexample
1827
1828 will run the standard @command{g++} testsuites (``unix'' is the target name
1829 for a standard native testsuite situation), passing
1830 @samp{-O3 -fno-strength-reduce} to the compiler on every test, i.e.,
1831 slashes separate options.
1832
1833 You can run the testsuites multiple times using combinations of options
1834 with a syntax similar to the brace expansion of popular shells:
1835
1836 @smallexample
1837 @dots{}"--target_board=arm-sim/@{-mhard-float,-msoft-float@}@{-O1,-O2,-O3,@}"
1838 @end smallexample
1839
1840 (Note the empty option caused by the trailing comma in the final group.)
1841 The following will run each testsuite eight times using the @samp{arm-sim}
1842 target, as if you had specified all possible combinations yourself:
1843
1844 @smallexample
1845 --target_board=arm-sim/-mhard-float/-O1
1846 --target_board=arm-sim/-mhard-float/-O2
1847 --target_board=arm-sim/-mhard-float/-O3
1848 --target_board=arm-sim/-mhard-float
1849 --target_board=arm-sim/-msoft-float/-O1
1850 --target_board=arm-sim/-msoft-float/-O2
1851 --target_board=arm-sim/-msoft-float/-O3
1852 --target_board=arm-sim/-msoft-float
1853 @end smallexample
1854
1855 They can be combined as many times as you wish, in arbitrary ways. This
1856 list:
1857
1858 @smallexample
1859 @dots{}"--target_board=unix/-Wextra@{-O3,-fno-strength-reduce@}@{-fomit-frame-pointer,@}"
1860 @end smallexample
1861
1862 will generate four combinations, all involving @samp{-Wextra}.
1863
1864 The disadvantage to this method is that the testsuites are run in serial,
1865 which is a waste on multiprocessor systems. For users with GNU Make and
1866 a shell which performs brace expansion, you can run the testsuites in
1867 parallel by having the shell perform the combinations and @command{make}
1868 do the parallel runs. Instead of using @samp{--target_board}, use a
1869 special makefile target:
1870
1871 @smallexample
1872 make -j@var{N} check-@var{testsuite}//@var{test-target}/@var{option1}/@var{option2}/@dots{}
1873 @end smallexample
1874
1875 For example,
1876
1877 @smallexample
1878 make -j3 check-gcc//sh-hms-sim/@{-m1,-m2,-m3,-m3e,-m4@}/@{,-nofpu@}
1879 @end smallexample
1880
1881 will run three concurrent ``make-gcc'' testsuites, eventually testing all
1882 ten combinations as described above. Note that this is currently only
1883 supported in the @file{gcc} subdirectory. (To see how this works, try
1884 typing @command{echo} before the example given here.)
1885
1886
1887 @section Additional testing for Java Class Libraries
1888
1889 The Java runtime tests can be executed via @samp{make check}
1890 in the @file{@var{target}/libjava/testsuite} directory in
1891 the build tree.
1892
1893 The @uref{http://sources.redhat.com/mauve/,,Mauve Project} provides
1894 a suite of tests for the Java Class Libraries. This suite can be run
1895 as part of libgcj testing by placing the Mauve tree within the libjava
1896 testsuite at @file{libjava/testsuite/libjava.mauve/mauve}, or by
1897 specifying the location of that tree when invoking @samp{make}, as in
1898 @samp{make MAUVEDIR=~/mauve check}.
1899
1900 @uref{http://sources.redhat.com/mauve/jacks.html,,Jacks}
1901 is a free testsuite that tests Java compiler front ends. This suite
1902 can be run as part of libgcj testing by placing the Jacks tree within
1903 the libjava testsuite at @file{libjava/testsuite/libjava.jacks/jacks}.
1904
1905 @section How to interpret test results
1906
1907 The result of running the testsuite are various @file{*.sum} and @file{*.log}
1908 files in the testsuite subdirectories. The @file{*.log} files contain a
1909 detailed log of the compiler invocations and the corresponding
1910 results, the @file{*.sum} files summarize the results. These summaries
1911 contain status codes for all tests:
1912
1913 @itemize @bullet
1914 @item
1915 PASS: the test passed as expected
1916 @item
1917 XPASS: the test unexpectedly passed
1918 @item
1919 FAIL: the test unexpectedly failed
1920 @item
1921 XFAIL: the test failed as expected
1922 @item
1923 UNSUPPORTED: the test is not supported on this platform
1924 @item
1925 ERROR: the testsuite detected an error
1926 @item
1927 WARNING: the testsuite detected a possible problem
1928 @end itemize
1929
1930 It is normal for some tests to report unexpected failures. At the
1931 current time the testing harness does not allow fine grained control
1932 over whether or not a test is expected to fail. This problem should
1933 be fixed in future releases.
1934
1935
1936 @section Submitting test results
1937
1938 If you want to report the results to the GCC project, use the
1939 @file{contrib/test_summary} shell script. Start it in the @var{objdir} with
1940
1941 @smallexample
1942 @var{srcdir}/contrib/test_summary -p your_commentary.txt \
1943 -m gcc-testresults@@gcc.gnu.org |sh
1944 @end smallexample
1945
1946 This script uses the @command{Mail} program to send the results, so
1947 make sure it is in your @env{PATH}. The file @file{your_commentary.txt} is
1948 prepended to the testsuite summary and should contain any special
1949 remarks you have on your results or your build environment. Please
1950 do not edit the testsuite result block or the subject line, as these
1951 messages may be automatically processed.
1952
1953 @html
1954 <hr />
1955 <p>
1956 @end html
1957 @ifhtml
1958 @uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
1959 @end ifhtml
1960 @end ifset
1961
1962 @c ***Final install***********************************************************
1963 @ifnothtml
1964 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
1965 @node Final install, , Testing, Installing GCC
1966 @end ifnothtml
1967 @ifset finalinstallhtml
1968 @ifnothtml
1969 @chapter Installing GCC: Final installation
1970 @end ifnothtml
1971
1972 Now that GCC has been built (and optionally tested), you can install it with
1973 @smallexample
1974 cd @var{objdir}; make install
1975 @end smallexample
1976
1977 We strongly recommend to install into a target directory where there is
1978 no previous version of GCC present.
1979
1980 That step completes the installation of GCC; user level binaries can
1981 be found in @file{@var{prefix}/bin} where @var{prefix} is the value
1982 you specified with the @option{--prefix} to configure (or
1983 @file{/usr/local} by default). (If you specified @option{--bindir},
1984 that directory will be used instead; otherwise, if you specified
1985 @option{--exec-prefix}, @file{@var{exec-prefix}/bin} will be used.)
1986 Headers for the C++ and Java libraries are installed in
1987 @file{@var{prefix}/include}; libraries in @file{@var{libdir}}
1988 (normally @file{@var{prefix}/lib}); internal parts of the compiler in
1989 @file{@var{libdir}/gcc} and @file{@var{libexecdir}/gcc}; documentation
1990 in info format in @file{@var{infodir}} (normally
1991 @file{@var{prefix}/info}).
1992
1993 When installing cross-compilers, GCC's executables
1994 are not only installed into @file{@var{bindir}}, that
1995 is, @file{@var{exec-prefix}/bin}, but additionally into
1996 @file{@var{exec-prefix}/@var{target-alias}/bin}, if that directory
1997 exists. Typically, such @dfn{tooldirs} hold target-specific
1998 binutils, including assembler and linker.
1999
2000 Installation into a temporary staging area or into a @command{chroot}
2001 jail can be achieved with the command
2002
2003 @smallexample
2004 make DESTDIR=@var{path-to-rootdir} install
2005 @end smallexample
2006
2007 @noindent where @var{path-to-rootdir} is the absolute path of
2008 a directory relative to which all installation paths will be
2009 interpreted. Note that the directory specified by @code{DESTDIR}
2010 need not exist yet; it will be created if necessary.
2011
2012 There is a subtle point with tooldirs and @code{DESTDIR}:
2013 If you relocate a cross-compiler installation with
2014 e.g.@: @samp{DESTDIR=@var{rootdir}}, then the directory
2015 @file{@var{rootdir}/@var{exec-prefix}/@var{target-alias}/bin} will
2016 be filled with duplicated GCC executables only if it already exists,
2017 it will not be created otherwise. This is regarded as a feature,
2018 not as a bug, because it gives slightly more control to the packagers
2019 using the @code{DESTDIR} feature.
2020
2021 If you built a released version of GCC using @samp{make bootstrap} then please
2022 quickly review the build status page for your release, available from
2023 @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/buildstat.html}.
2024 If your system is not listed for the version of GCC that you built,
2025 send a note to
2026 @email{gcc@@gcc.gnu.org} indicating
2027 that you successfully built and installed GCC@.
2028 Include the following information:
2029
2030 @itemize @bullet
2031 @item
2032 Output from running @file{@var{srcdir}/config.guess}. Do not send
2033 that file itself, just the one-line output from running it.
2034
2035 @item
2036 The output of @samp{gcc -v} for your newly installed @command{gcc}.
2037 This tells us which version of GCC you built and the options you passed to
2038 configure.
2039
2040 @item
2041 Whether you enabled all languages or a subset of them. If you used a
2042 full distribution then this information is part of the configure
2043 options in the output of @samp{gcc -v}, but if you downloaded the
2044 ``core'' compiler plus additional front ends then it isn't apparent
2045 which ones you built unless you tell us about it.
2046
2047 @item
2048 If the build was for GNU/Linux, also include:
2049 @itemize @bullet
2050 @item
2051 The distribution name and version (e.g., Red Hat 7.1 or Debian 2.2.3);
2052 this information should be available from @file{/etc/issue}.
2053
2054 @item
2055 The version of the Linux kernel, available from @samp{uname --version}
2056 or @samp{uname -a}.
2057
2058 @item
2059 The version of glibc you used; for RPM-based systems like Red Hat,
2060 Mandrake, and SuSE type @samp{rpm -q glibc} to get the glibc version,
2061 and on systems like Debian and Progeny use @samp{dpkg -l libc6}.
2062 @end itemize
2063 For other systems, you can include similar information if you think it is
2064 relevant.
2065
2066 @item
2067 Any other information that you think would be useful to people building
2068 GCC on the same configuration. The new entry in the build status list
2069 will include a link to the archived copy of your message.
2070 @end itemize
2071
2072 We'd also like to know if the
2073 @ifnothtml
2074 @ref{Specific, host/target specific installation notes}
2075 @end ifnothtml
2076 @ifhtml
2077 @uref{specific.html,,host/target specific installation notes}
2078 @end ifhtml
2079 didn't include your host/target information or if that information is
2080 incomplete or out of date. Send a note to
2081 @email{gcc@@gcc.gnu.org} detailing how the information should be changed.
2082
2083 If you find a bug, please report it following the
2084 @uref{../bugs.html,,bug reporting guidelines}.
2085
2086 If you want to print the GCC manuals, do @samp{cd @var{objdir}; make
2087 dvi}. You will need to have @command{texi2dvi} (version at least 4.4)
2088 and @TeX{} installed. This creates a number of @file{.dvi} files in
2089 subdirectories of @file{@var{objdir}}; these may be converted for
2090 printing with programs such as @command{dvips}. You can also
2091 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/order/order.html,,buy printed manuals from the
2092 Free Software Foundation}, though such manuals may not be for the most
2093 recent version of GCC@.
2094
2095 If you would like to generate online HTML documentation, do @samp{cd
2096 @var{objdir}; make html} and HTML will be generated for the gcc manuals in
2097 @file{@var{objdir}/gcc/HTML}.
2098
2099 @html
2100 <hr />
2101 <p>
2102 @end html
2103 @ifhtml
2104 @uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
2105 @end ifhtml
2106 @end ifset
2107
2108 @c ***Binaries****************************************************************
2109 @ifnothtml
2110 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
2111 @node Binaries, Specific, Installing GCC, Top
2112 @end ifnothtml
2113 @ifset binarieshtml
2114 @ifnothtml
2115 @chapter Installing GCC: Binaries
2116 @end ifnothtml
2117 @cindex Binaries
2118 @cindex Installing GCC: Binaries
2119
2120 We are often asked about pre-compiled versions of GCC@. While we cannot
2121 provide these for all platforms, below you'll find links to binaries for
2122 various platforms where creating them by yourself is not easy due to various
2123 reasons.
2124
2125 Please note that we did not create these binaries, nor do we
2126 support them. If you have any problems installing them, please
2127 contact their makers.
2128
2129 @itemize
2130 @item
2131 AIX:
2132 @itemize
2133 @item
2134 @uref{http://www.bullfreeware.com,,Bull's Freeware and Shareware Archive for AIX};
2135
2136 @item
2137 @uref{http://aixpdslib.seas.ucla.edu,,UCLA Software Library for AIX}.
2138 @end itemize
2139
2140 @item
2141 DOS---@uref{http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/,,DJGPP}.
2142
2143 @item
2144 Renesas H8/300[HS]---@uref{http://h8300-hms.sourceforge.net/,,GNU
2145 Development Tools for the Renesas H8/300[HS] Series}.
2146
2147 @item
2148 HP-UX:
2149 @itemize
2150 @item
2151 @uref{http://hpux.cs.utah.edu/,,HP-UX Porting Center};
2152
2153 @item
2154 @uref{ftp://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/pub/packages/gcc_hpux/,,Binaries for HP-UX 11.00 at Aachen University of Technology}.
2155 @end itemize
2156
2157 @item
2158 Motorola 68HC11/68HC12---@uref{http://www.gnu-m68hc11.org,,GNU
2159 Development Tools for the Motorola 68HC11/68HC12}.
2160
2161 @item
2162 @uref{http://www.sco.com/skunkware/devtools/index.html#gcc,,SCO
2163 OpenServer/Unixware}.
2164
2165 @item
2166 Solaris 2 (SPARC, Intel)---@uref{http://www.sunfreeware.com/,,Sunfreeware}.
2167
2168 @item
2169 SGI---@uref{http://freeware.sgi.com/,,SGI Freeware}.
2170
2171 @item
2172 Microsoft Windows:
2173 @itemize
2174 @item
2175 The @uref{http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/,,Cygwin} project;
2176 @item
2177 The @uref{http://www.mingw.org/,,MinGW} project.
2178 @end itemize
2179
2180 @item
2181 @uref{ftp://ftp.thewrittenword.com/packages/by-name/,,The
2182 Written Word} offers binaries for
2183 AIX 4.3.2.
2184 IRIX 6.5,
2185 Digital UNIX 4.0D and 5.1,
2186 GNU/Linux (i386),
2187 HP-UX 10.20, 11.00, and 11.11, and
2188 Solaris/SPARC 2.5.1, 2.6, 7, 8, and 9.
2189
2190 @item
2191 @uref{http://www.openpkg.org/,,OpenPKG} offers binaries for quite a
2192 number of platforms.
2193
2194 @item
2195 The @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/GFortranBinaries,,GFortran Wiki} has
2196 links to gfortran binaries for several platforms.
2197 @end itemize
2198
2199 In addition to those specific offerings, you can get a binary
2200 distribution CD-ROM from the
2201 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/order/order.html,,Free Software Foundation}.
2202 It contains binaries for a number of platforms, and
2203 includes not only GCC, but other stuff as well. The current CD does
2204 not contain the latest version of GCC, but it should allow
2205 bootstrapping the compiler. An updated version of that disk is in the
2206 works.
2207
2208 @html
2209 <hr />
2210 <p>
2211 @end html
2212 @ifhtml
2213 @uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
2214 @end ifhtml
2215 @end ifset
2216
2217 @c ***Specific****************************************************************
2218 @ifnothtml
2219 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
2220 @node Specific, Old, Binaries, Top
2221 @end ifnothtml
2222 @ifset specifichtml
2223 @ifnothtml
2224 @chapter Host/target specific installation notes for GCC
2225 @end ifnothtml
2226 @cindex Specific
2227 @cindex Specific installation notes
2228 @cindex Target specific installation
2229 @cindex Host specific installation
2230 @cindex Target specific installation notes
2231
2232 Please read this document carefully @emph{before} installing the
2233 GNU Compiler Collection on your machine.
2234
2235 @ifhtml
2236 @itemize
2237 @item
2238 @uref{#alpha-x-x,,alpha*-*-*}
2239 @item
2240 @uref{#alpha-dec-osf,,alpha*-dec-osf*}
2241 @item
2242 @uref{#alphaev5-cray-unicosmk,,alphaev5-cray-unicosmk*}
2243 @item
2244 @uref{#arc-x-elf,,arc-*-elf}
2245 @item
2246 @uref{#arm-x-elf,,arm-*-elf}
2247 @uref{#arm-x-coff,,arm-*-coff}
2248 @uref{#arm-x-aout,,arm-*-aout}
2249 @item
2250 @uref{#xscale-x-x,,xscale-*-*}
2251 @item
2252 @uref{#avr,,avr}
2253 @item
2254 @uref{#bfin,,Blackfin}
2255 @item
2256 @uref{#c4x,,c4x}
2257 @item
2258 @uref{#dos,,DOS}
2259 @item
2260 @uref{#x-x-freebsd,,*-*-freebsd*}
2261 @item
2262 @uref{#h8300-hms,,h8300-hms}
2263 @item
2264 @uref{#hppa-hp-hpux,,hppa*-hp-hpux*}
2265 @item
2266 @uref{#hppa-hp-hpux10,,hppa*-hp-hpux10}
2267 @item
2268 @uref{#hppa-hp-hpux11,,hppa*-hp-hpux11}
2269 @item
2270 @uref{#x-x-linux-gnu,,*-*-linux-gnu}
2271 @item
2272 @uref{#ix86-x-linuxaout,,i?86-*-linux*aout}
2273 @item
2274 @uref{#ix86-x-linux,,i?86-*-linux*}
2275 @item
2276 @uref{#ix86-x-sco32v5,,i?86-*-sco3.2v5*}
2277 @item
2278 @uref{#ix86-x-solaris210,,i?86-*-solaris2.10}
2279 @item
2280 @uref{#ix86-x-udk,,i?86-*-udk}
2281 @item
2282 @uref{#ia64-x-linux,,ia64-*-linux}
2283 @item
2284 @uref{#ia64-x-hpux,,ia64-*-hpux*}
2285 @item
2286 @uref{#x-ibm-aix,,*-ibm-aix*}
2287 @item
2288 @uref{#iq2000-x-elf,,iq2000-*-elf}
2289 @item
2290 @uref{#m32c-x-elf,,m32c-*-elf}
2291 @item
2292 @uref{#m32r-x-elf,,m32r-*-elf}
2293 @item
2294 @uref{#m6811-elf,,m6811-elf}
2295 @item
2296 @uref{#m6812-elf,,m6812-elf}
2297 @item
2298 @uref{#m68k-hp-hpux,,m68k-hp-hpux}
2299 @item
2300 @uref{#mips-x-x,,mips-*-*}
2301 @item
2302 @uref{#mips-sgi-irix5,,mips-sgi-irix5}
2303 @item
2304 @uref{#mips-sgi-irix6,,mips-sgi-irix6}
2305 @item
2306 @uref{#powerpc-x-x,,powerpc*-*-*, powerpc-*-sysv4}
2307 @item
2308 @uref{#powerpc-x-darwin,,powerpc-*-darwin*}
2309 @item
2310 @uref{#powerpc-x-elf,,powerpc-*-elf, powerpc-*-sysv4}
2311 @item
2312 @uref{#powerpc-x-linux-gnu,,powerpc*-*-linux-gnu*}
2313 @item
2314 @uref{#powerpc-x-netbsd,,powerpc-*-netbsd*}
2315 @item
2316 @uref{#powerpc-x-eabisim,,powerpc-*-eabisim}
2317 @item
2318 @uref{#powerpc-x-eabi,,powerpc-*-eabi}
2319 @item
2320 @uref{#powerpcle-x-elf,,powerpcle-*-elf, powerpcle-*-sysv4}
2321 @item
2322 @uref{#powerpcle-x-eabisim,,powerpcle-*-eabisim}
2323 @item
2324 @uref{#powerpcle-x-eabi,,powerpcle-*-eabi}
2325 @item
2326 @uref{#s390-x-linux,,s390-*-linux*}
2327 @item
2328 @uref{#s390x-x-linux,,s390x-*-linux*}
2329 @item
2330 @uref{#s390x-ibm-tpf,,s390x-ibm-tpf*}
2331 @item
2332 @uref{#x-x-solaris2,,*-*-solaris2*}
2333 @item
2334 @uref{#sparc-sun-solaris2,,sparc-sun-solaris2*}
2335 @item
2336 @uref{#sparc-sun-solaris27,,sparc-sun-solaris2.7}
2337 @item
2338 @uref{#sparc-x-linux,,sparc-*-linux*}
2339 @item
2340 @uref{#sparc64-x-solaris2,,sparc64-*-solaris2*}
2341 @item
2342 @uref{#sparcv9-x-solaris2,,sparcv9-*-solaris2*}
2343 @item
2344 @uref{#x-x-sysv,,*-*-sysv*}
2345 @item
2346 @uref{#vax-dec-ultrix,,vax-dec-ultrix}
2347 @item
2348 @uref{#x-x-vxworks,,*-*-vxworks*}
2349 @item
2350 @uref{#x86-64-x-x,,x86_64-*-*, amd64-*-*}
2351 @item
2352 @uref{#xtensa-x-elf,,xtensa-*-elf}
2353 @item
2354 @uref{#xtensa-x-linux,,xtensa-*-linux*}
2355 @item
2356 @uref{#windows,,Microsoft Windows}
2357 @item
2358 @uref{#os2,,OS/2}
2359 @item
2360 @uref{#older,,Older systems}
2361 @end itemize
2362
2363 @itemize
2364 @item
2365 @uref{#elf,,all ELF targets} (SVR4, Solaris 2, etc.)
2366 @end itemize
2367 @end ifhtml
2368
2369
2370 @html
2371 <!-- -------- host/target specific issues start here ---------------- -->
2372 <hr />
2373 @end html
2374 @heading @anchor{alpha-x-x}alpha*-*-*
2375
2376 This section contains general configuration information for all
2377 alpha-based platforms using ELF (in particular, ignore this section for
2378 DEC OSF/1, Digital UNIX and Tru64 UNIX)@. In addition to reading this
2379 section, please read all other sections that match your target.
2380
2381 We require binutils 2.11.2 or newer.
2382 Previous binutils releases had a number of problems with DWARF 2
2383 debugging information, not the least of which is incorrect linking of
2384 shared libraries.
2385
2386 @html
2387 <hr />
2388 @end html
2389 @heading @anchor{alpha-dec-osf}alpha*-dec-osf*
2390 Systems using processors that implement the DEC Alpha architecture and
2391 are running the DEC/Compaq Unix (DEC OSF/1, Digital UNIX, or Compaq
2392 Tru64 UNIX) operating system, for example the DEC Alpha AXP systems.
2393
2394 As of GCC 3.2, versions before @code{alpha*-dec-osf4} are no longer
2395 supported. (These are the versions which identify themselves as DEC
2396 OSF/1.)
2397
2398 In Digital Unix V4.0, virtual memory exhausted bootstrap failures
2399 may be fixed by configuring with @option{--with-gc=simple},
2400 reconfiguring Kernel Virtual Memory and Swap parameters
2401 per the @command{/usr/sbin/sys_check} Tuning Suggestions,
2402 or applying the patch in
2403 @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2002-08/msg00822.html}.
2404
2405 In Tru64 UNIX V5.1, Compaq introduced a new assembler that does not
2406 currently (2001-06-13) work with @command{mips-tfile}. As a workaround,
2407 we need to use the old assembler, invoked via the barely documented
2408 @option{-oldas} option. To bootstrap GCC, you either need to use the
2409 Compaq C Compiler:
2410
2411 @smallexample
2412 % CC=cc @var{srcdir}/configure [@var{options}] [@var{target}]
2413 @end smallexample
2414
2415 or you can use a copy of GCC 2.95.3 or higher built on Tru64 UNIX V4.0:
2416
2417 @smallexample
2418 % CC=gcc -Wa,-oldas @var{srcdir}/configure [@var{options}] [@var{target}]
2419 @end smallexample
2420
2421 As of GNU binutils 2.11.2, neither GNU @command{as} nor GNU @command{ld}
2422 are supported on Tru64 UNIX, so you must not configure GCC with
2423 @option{--with-gnu-as} or @option{--with-gnu-ld}.
2424
2425 GCC writes a @samp{.verstamp} directive to the assembler output file
2426 unless it is built as a cross-compiler. It gets the version to use from
2427 the system header file @file{/usr/include/stamp.h}. If you install a
2428 new version of DEC Unix, you should rebuild GCC to pick up the new version
2429 stamp.
2430
2431 Note that since the Alpha is a 64-bit architecture, cross-compilers from
2432 32-bit machines will not generate code as efficient as that generated
2433 when the compiler is running on a 64-bit machine because many
2434 optimizations that depend on being able to represent a word on the
2435 target in an integral value on the host cannot be performed. Building
2436 cross-compilers on the Alpha for 32-bit machines has only been tested in
2437 a few cases and may not work properly.
2438
2439 @samp{make compare} may fail on old versions of DEC Unix unless you add
2440 @option{-save-temps} to @code{CFLAGS}. On these systems, the name of the
2441 assembler input file is stored in the object file, and that makes
2442 comparison fail if it differs between the @code{stage1} and
2443 @code{stage2} compilations. The option @option{-save-temps} forces a
2444 fixed name to be used for the assembler input file, instead of a
2445 randomly chosen name in @file{/tmp}. Do not add @option{-save-temps}
2446 unless the comparisons fail without that option. If you add
2447 @option{-save-temps}, you will have to manually delete the @samp{.i} and
2448 @samp{.s} files after each series of compilations.
2449
2450 GCC now supports both the native (ECOFF) debugging format used by DBX
2451 and GDB and an encapsulated STABS format for use only with GDB@. See the
2452 discussion of the @option{--with-stabs} option of @file{configure} above
2453 for more information on these formats and how to select them.
2454
2455 There is a bug in DEC's assembler that produces incorrect line numbers
2456 for ECOFF format when the @samp{.align} directive is used. To work
2457 around this problem, GCC will not emit such alignment directives
2458 while writing ECOFF format debugging information even if optimization is
2459 being performed. Unfortunately, this has the very undesirable
2460 side-effect that code addresses when @option{-O} is specified are
2461 different depending on whether or not @option{-g} is also specified.
2462
2463 To avoid this behavior, specify @option{-gstabs+} and use GDB instead of
2464 DBX@. DEC is now aware of this problem with the assembler and hopes to
2465 provide a fix shortly.
2466
2467 @html
2468 <hr />
2469 @end html
2470 @heading @anchor{alphaev5-cray-unicosmk}alphaev5-cray-unicosmk*
2471 Cray T3E systems running Unicos/Mk.
2472
2473 This port is incomplete and has many known bugs. We hope to improve the
2474 support for this target soon. Currently, only the C front end is supported,
2475 and it is not possible to build parallel applications. Cray modules are not
2476 supported; in particular, Craylibs are assumed to be in
2477 @file{/opt/ctl/craylibs/craylibs}.
2478
2479 You absolutely @strong{must} use GNU make on this platform. Also, you
2480 need to tell GCC where to find the assembler and the linker. The
2481 simplest way to do so is by providing @option{--with-as} and
2482 @option{--with-ld} to @file{configure}, e.g.@:
2483
2484 @smallexample
2485 configure --with-as=/opt/ctl/bin/cam --with-ld=/opt/ctl/bin/cld \
2486 --enable-languages=c
2487 @end smallexample
2488
2489 The comparison test during @samp{make bootstrap} fails on Unicos/Mk
2490 because the assembler inserts timestamps into object files. You should
2491 be able to work around this by doing @samp{make all} after getting this
2492 failure.
2493
2494 @html
2495 <hr />
2496 @end html
2497 @heading @anchor{arc-x-elf}arc-*-elf
2498 Argonaut ARC processor.
2499 This configuration is intended for embedded systems.
2500
2501 @html
2502 <hr />
2503 @end html
2504 @heading @anchor{arm-x-elf}arm-*-elf
2505 @heading @anchor{xscale-x-x}xscale-*-*
2506 ARM-family processors. Subtargets that use the ELF object format
2507 require GNU binutils 2.13 or newer. Such subtargets include:
2508 @code{arm-*-freebsd}, @code{arm-*-netbsdelf}, @code{arm-*-*linux},
2509 @code{arm-*-rtems} and @code{arm-*-kaos}.
2510
2511 @html
2512 <hr />
2513 @end html
2514 @heading @anchor{arm-x-coff}arm-*-coff
2515 ARM-family processors. Note that there are two different varieties
2516 of PE format subtarget supported: @code{arm-wince-pe} and
2517 @code{arm-pe} as well as a standard COFF target @code{arm-*-coff}.
2518
2519 @html
2520 <hr />
2521 @end html
2522 @heading @anchor{arm-x-aout}arm-*-aout
2523 ARM-family processors. These targets support the AOUT file format:
2524 @code{arm-*-aout}, @code{arm-*-netbsd}.
2525
2526 @html
2527 <hr />
2528 @end html
2529 @heading @anchor{avr}avr
2530
2531 ATMEL AVR-family micro controllers. These are used in embedded
2532 applications. There are no standard Unix configurations.
2533 @ifnothtml
2534 @xref{AVR Options,, AVR Options, gcc, Using the GNU Compiler
2535 Collection (GCC)},
2536 @end ifnothtml
2537 @ifhtml
2538 See ``AVR Options'' in the main manual
2539 @end ifhtml
2540 for the list of supported MCU types.
2541
2542 Use @samp{configure --target=avr --enable-languages="c"} to configure GCC@.
2543
2544 Further installation notes and other useful information about AVR tools
2545 can also be obtained from:
2546
2547 @itemize @bullet
2548 @item
2549 @uref{http://www.nongnu.org/avr/,,http://www.nongnu.org/avr/}
2550 @item
2551 @uref{http://home.overta.ru/users/denisc/,,http://home.overta.ru/users/denisc/}
2552 @item
2553 @uref{http://www.amelek.gda.pl/avr/,,http://www.amelek.gda.pl/avr/}
2554 @end itemize
2555
2556 We @emph{strongly} recommend using binutils 2.13 or newer.
2557
2558 The following error:
2559 @smallexample
2560 Error: register required
2561 @end smallexample
2562
2563 indicates that you should upgrade to a newer version of the binutils.
2564
2565 @html
2566 <hr />
2567 @end html
2568 @heading @anchor{bfin}Blackfin
2569
2570 The Blackfin processor, an Analog Devices DSP.
2571 @ifnothtml
2572 @xref{Blackfin Options,, Blackfin Options, gcc, Using the GNU Compiler
2573 Collection (GCC)},
2574 @end ifnothtml
2575 @ifhtml
2576 See ``Blackfin Options'' in the main manual
2577 @end ifhtml
2578
2579 More information, and a version of binutils with support for this processor,
2580 is available at @uref{http://blackfin.uclinux.org}
2581
2582 @html
2583 <hr />
2584 @end html
2585 @heading @anchor{c4x}c4x
2586
2587 Texas Instruments TMS320C3x and TMS320C4x Floating Point Digital Signal
2588 Processors. These are used in embedded applications. There are no
2589 standard Unix configurations.
2590 @ifnothtml
2591 @xref{TMS320C3x/C4x Options,, TMS320C3x/C4x Options, gcc, Using the
2592 GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)},
2593 @end ifnothtml
2594 @ifhtml
2595 See ``TMS320C3x/C4x Options'' in the main manual
2596 @end ifhtml
2597 for the list of supported MCU types.
2598
2599 GCC can be configured as a cross compiler for both the C3x and C4x
2600 architectures on the same system. Use @samp{configure --target=c4x
2601 --enable-languages="c,c++"} to configure.
2602
2603
2604 Further installation notes and other useful information about C4x tools
2605 can also be obtained from:
2606
2607 @itemize @bullet
2608 @item
2609 @uref{http://www.elec.canterbury.ac.nz/c4x/,,http://www.elec.canterbury.ac.nz/c4x/}
2610 @end itemize
2611
2612 @html
2613 <hr />
2614 @end html
2615 @heading @anchor{cris}CRIS
2616
2617 CRIS is the CPU architecture in Axis Communications ETRAX system-on-a-chip
2618 series. These are used in embedded applications.
2619
2620 @ifnothtml
2621 @xref{CRIS Options,, CRIS Options, gcc, Using the GNU Compiler
2622 Collection (GCC)},
2623 @end ifnothtml
2624 @ifhtml
2625 See ``CRIS Options'' in the main manual
2626 @end ifhtml
2627 for a list of CRIS-specific options.
2628
2629 There are a few different CRIS targets:
2630 @table @code
2631 @item cris-axis-aout
2632 Old target. Includes a multilib for the @samp{elinux} a.out-based
2633 target. No multilibs for newer architecture variants.
2634 @item cris-axis-elf
2635 Mainly for monolithic embedded systems. Includes a multilib for the
2636 @samp{v10} core used in @samp{ETRAX 100 LX}.
2637 @item cris-axis-linux-gnu
2638 A GNU/Linux port for the CRIS architecture, currently targeting
2639 @samp{ETRAX 100 LX} by default.
2640 @end table
2641
2642 For @code{cris-axis-aout} and @code{cris-axis-elf} you need binutils 2.11
2643 or newer. For @code{cris-axis-linux-gnu} you need binutils 2.12 or newer.
2644
2645 Pre-packaged tools can be obtained from
2646 @uref{ftp://ftp.axis.com/pub/axis/tools/cris/compiler-kit/}. More
2647 information about this platform is available at
2648 @uref{http://developer.axis.com/}.
2649
2650 @html
2651 <hr />
2652 @end html
2653 @heading @anchor{crx}CRX
2654
2655 The CRX CompactRISC architecture is a low-power 32-bit architecture with
2656 fast context switching and architectural extensibility features.
2657
2658 @ifnothtml
2659 @xref{CRX Options,, CRX Options, gcc, Using and Porting the GNU Compiler
2660 Collection (GCC)},
2661 @end ifnothtml
2662
2663 @ifhtml
2664 See ``CRX Options'' in the main manual for a list of CRX-specific options.
2665 @end ifhtml
2666
2667 Use @samp{configure --target=crx-elf --enable-languages=c,c++} to configure
2668 GCC@ for building a CRX cross-compiler. The option @samp{--target=crx-elf}
2669 is also used to build the @samp{newlib} C library for CRX.
2670
2671 It is also possible to build libstdc++-v3 for the CRX architecture. This
2672 needs to be done in a separate step with the following configure settings:
2673 @samp{gcc/libstdc++-v3/configure --host=crx-elf --with-newlib
2674 --enable-sjlj-exceptions --enable-cxx-flags='-fexceptions -frtti'}
2675
2676 @html
2677 <hr />
2678 @end html
2679 @heading @anchor{dos}DOS
2680
2681 Please have a look at the @uref{binaries.html,,binaries page}.
2682
2683 You cannot install GCC by itself on MSDOS; it will not compile under
2684 any MSDOS compiler except itself. You need to get the complete
2685 compilation package DJGPP, which includes binaries as well as sources,
2686 and includes all the necessary compilation tools and libraries.
2687
2688 @html
2689 <hr />
2690 @end html
2691 @heading @anchor{x-x-freebsd}*-*-freebsd*
2692
2693 The version of binutils installed in @file{/usr/bin} probably works with
2694 this release of GCC@. However, on FreeBSD 4, bootstrapping against the
2695 latest FSF binutils is known to improve overall testsuite results; and,
2696 on FreeBSD/alpha, using binutils 2.14 or later is required to build libjava.
2697
2698 Support for FreeBSD 1 was discontinued in GCC 3.2.
2699
2700 Support for FreeBSD 2 will be discontinued after GCC 3.4. The
2701 following was true for GCC 3.1 but the current status is unknown.
2702 For FreeBSD 2 or any mutant a.out versions of FreeBSD 3: All
2703 configuration support and files as shipped with GCC 2.95 are still in
2704 place. FreeBSD 2.2.7 has been known to bootstrap completely; however,
2705 it is unknown which version of binutils was used (it is assumed that it
2706 was the system copy in @file{/usr/bin}) and C++ EH failures were noted.
2707
2708 For FreeBSD using the ELF file format: DWARF 2 debugging is now the
2709 default for all CPU architectures. It had been the default on
2710 FreeBSD/alpha since its inception. You may use @option{-gstabs} instead
2711 of @option{-g}, if you really want the old debugging format. There are
2712 no known issues with mixing object files and libraries with different
2713 debugging formats. Otherwise, this release of GCC should now match more
2714 of the configuration used in the stock FreeBSD configuration of GCC@. In
2715 particular, @option{--enable-threads} is now configured by default.
2716 However, as a general user, do not attempt to replace the system
2717 compiler with this release. Known to bootstrap and check with good
2718 results on FreeBSD 4.9-STABLE and 5-CURRENT@. In the past, known to
2719 bootstrap and check with good results on FreeBSD 3.0, 3.4, 4.0, 4.2,
2720 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.8-STABLE@.
2721
2722 In principle, @option{--enable-threads} is now compatible with
2723 @option{--enable-libgcj} on FreeBSD@. However, it has only been built
2724 and tested on @samp{i386-*-freebsd[45]} and @samp{alpha-*-freebsd[45]}.
2725 The static
2726 library may be incorrectly built (symbols are missing at link time).
2727 There is a rare timing-based startup hang (probably involves an
2728 assumption about the thread library). Multi-threaded boehm-gc (required for
2729 libjava) exposes severe threaded signal-handling bugs on FreeBSD before
2730 4.5-RELEASE@. Other CPU architectures
2731 supported by FreeBSD will require additional configuration tuning in, at
2732 the very least, both boehm-gc and libffi.
2733
2734 Shared @file{libgcc_s.so} is now built and installed by default.
2735
2736 @html
2737 <hr />
2738 @end html
2739 @heading @anchor{h8300-hms}h8300-hms
2740 Renesas H8/300 series of processors.
2741
2742 Please have a look at the @uref{binaries.html,,binaries page}.
2743
2744 The calling convention and structure layout has changed in release 2.6.
2745 All code must be recompiled. The calling convention now passes the
2746 first three arguments in function calls in registers. Structures are no
2747 longer a multiple of 2 bytes.
2748
2749 @html
2750 <hr />
2751 @end html
2752 @heading @anchor{hppa-hp-hpux}hppa*-hp-hpux*
2753 Support for HP-UX version 9 and older was discontinued in GCC 3.4.
2754
2755 We require using gas/binutils on all hppa platforms;
2756 you may encounter a variety of problems if you try to use the HP assembler.
2757
2758 Specifically, @option{-g} does not work on HP-UX (since that system
2759 uses a peculiar debugging format which GCC does not know about), unless
2760 you use GAS and GDB@. It may be helpful to configure GCC with the
2761 @uref{./configure.html#with-gnu-as,,@option{--with-gnu-as}} and
2762 @option{--with-as=@dots{}} options to ensure that GCC can find GAS@.
2763
2764 If you wish to use the pa-risc 2.0 architecture support with a 32-bit
2765 runtime, you must use gas/binutils 2.11 or newer.
2766
2767 There are two default scheduling models for instructions. These are
2768 PROCESSOR_7100LC and PROCESSOR_8000. They are selected from the pa-risc
2769 architecture specified for the target machine when configuring.
2770 PROCESSOR_8000 is the default. PROCESSOR_7100LC is selected when
2771 the target is a @samp{hppa1*} machine.
2772
2773 The PROCESSOR_8000 model is not well suited to older processors. Thus,
2774 it is important to completely specify the machine architecture when
2775 configuring if you want a model other than PROCESSOR_8000. The macro
2776 TARGET_SCHED_DEFAULT can be defined in BOOT_CFLAGS if a different
2777 default scheduling model is desired.
2778
2779 As of GCC 4.0, GCC uses the UNIX 95 namespace for HP-UX 10.10
2780 through 11.00, and the UNIX 98 namespace for HP-UX 11.11 and later.
2781 This namespace change might cause problems when bootstrapping with
2782 an earlier version of GCC or the HP compiler as essentially the same
2783 namespace is required for an entire build. This problem can be avoided
2784 in a number of ways. With HP cc, @env{UNIX_STD} can be set to @samp{95}
2785 or @samp{98}. Another way is to add an appropriate set of predefines
2786 to @env{CC}. The description for the @option{munix=} option contains
2787 a list of the predefines used with each standard.
2788
2789 As of GCC 4.1, @env{DWARF2} exception handling is available on HP-UX.
2790 It is now the default. This exposed a bug in the handling of data
2791 relocations in the GAS assembler. The handling of 64-bit data relocations
2792 was seriously broken, affecting debugging and exception support on all
2793 hppa64-*-* targets. Under some circumstances, 32-bit data relocations
2794 could also be handled incorrectly. This problem is fixed in GAS version
2795 2.16.91 20051125.
2796
2797 GCC versions prior to 4.1 incorrectly passed and returned complex
2798 values. They are now passed in the same manner as aggregates.
2799
2800 More specific information to @samp{hppa*-hp-hpux*} targets follows.
2801
2802 @html
2803 <hr />
2804 @end html
2805 @heading @anchor{hppa-hp-hpux10}hppa*-hp-hpux10
2806
2807 For hpux10.20, we @emph{highly} recommend you pick up the latest sed patch
2808 @code{PHCO_19798} from HP@. HP has two sites which provide patches free of
2809 charge:
2810
2811 @itemize @bullet
2812 @item
2813 @html
2814 <a href="http://us.itrc.hp.com/service/home/home.do">US, Canada, Asia-Pacific, and
2815 Latin-America</a>
2816 @end html
2817 @ifnothtml
2818 @uref{http://us.itrc.hp.com/service/home/home.do,,} US, Canada, Asia-Pacific,
2819 and Latin-America.
2820 @end ifnothtml
2821 @item
2822 @uref{http://europe.itrc.hp.com/service/home/home.do,,} Europe.
2823 @end itemize
2824
2825 The HP assembler on these systems has some problems. Most notably the
2826 assembler inserts timestamps into each object file it creates, causing
2827 the 3-stage comparison test to fail during a @samp{make bootstrap}.
2828 You should be able to continue by saying @samp{make all} after getting
2829 the failure from @samp{make bootstrap}.
2830
2831 GCC 4.0 requires CVS binutils as of April 28, 2004 or later. Earlier
2832 versions require binutils 2.8 or later.
2833
2834 The C++ ABI has changed incompatibly in GCC 4.0. COMDAT subspaces are
2835 used for one-only code and data. This resolves many of the previous
2836 problems in using C++ on this target. However, the ABI is not compatible
2837 with the one implemented under HP-UX 11 using secondary definitions.
2838
2839 @html
2840 <hr />
2841 @end html
2842 @heading @anchor{hppa-hp-hpux11}hppa*-hp-hpux11
2843
2844 GCC 3.0 and up support HP-UX 11. GCC 2.95.x is not supported and cannot
2845 be used to compile GCC 3.0 and up.
2846
2847 Refer to @uref{binaries.html,,binaries} for information about obtaining
2848 precompiled GCC binaries for HP-UX@. Precompiled binaries must be obtained
2849 to build the Ada language as it can't be bootstrapped using C@. Ada is
2850 only available for the 32-bit PA-RISC runtime. The libffi and libjava
2851 haven't been ported to HP-UX and don't build.
2852
2853 It is possible to build GCC 3.3 starting with the bundled HP compiler,
2854 but the process requires several steps. GCC 3.3 can then be used to
2855 build later versions. The fastjar program contains ISO C code and
2856 can't be built with the HP bundled compiler. This problem can be
2857 avoided by not building the Java language. For example, use the
2858 @option{--enable-languages="c,c++,f77,objc"} option in your configure
2859 command.
2860
2861 Starting with GCC 3.4 an ISO C compiler is required to bootstrap. The
2862 bundled compiler supports only traditional C; you will need either HP's
2863 unbundled compiler, or a binary distribution of GCC@.
2864
2865 There are several possible approaches to building the distribution.
2866 Binutils can be built first using the HP tools. Then, the GCC
2867 distribution can be built. The second approach is to build GCC
2868 first using the HP tools, then build binutils, then rebuild GCC@.
2869 There have been problems with various binary distributions, so it
2870 is best not to start from a binary distribution.
2871
2872 On 64-bit capable systems, there are two distinct targets. Different
2873 installation prefixes must be used if both are to be installed on
2874 the same system. The @samp{hppa[1-2]*-hp-hpux11*} target generates code
2875 for the 32-bit PA-RISC runtime architecture and uses the HP linker.
2876 The @samp{hppa64-hp-hpux11*} target generates 64-bit code for the
2877 PA-RISC 2.0 architecture. The HP and GNU linkers are both supported
2878 for this target.
2879
2880 The script config.guess now selects the target type based on the compiler
2881 detected during configuration. You must define @env{PATH} or @env{CC} so
2882 that configure finds an appropriate compiler for the initial bootstrap.
2883 When @env{CC} is used, the definition should contain the options that are
2884 needed whenever @env{CC} is used.
2885
2886 Specifically, options that determine the runtime architecture must be
2887 in @env{CC} to correctly select the target for the build. It is also
2888 convenient to place many other compiler options in @env{CC}. For example,
2889 @env{CC="cc -Ac +DA2.0W -Wp,-H16376 -D_CLASSIC_TYPES -D_HPUX_SOURCE"}
2890 can be used to bootstrap the GCC 3.3 branch with the HP compiler in
2891 64-bit K&R/bundled mode. The @option{+DA2.0W} option will result in
2892 the automatic selection of the @samp{hppa64-hp-hpux11*} target. The
2893 macro definition table of cpp needs to be increased for a successful
2894 build with the HP compiler. _CLASSIC_TYPES and _HPUX_SOURCE need to
2895 be defined when building with the bundled compiler, or when using the
2896 @option{-Ac} option. These defines aren't necessary with @option{-Ae}.
2897
2898 It is best to explicitly configure the @samp{hppa64-hp-hpux11*} target
2899 with the @option{--with-ld=@dots{}} option. This overrides the standard
2900 search for ld. The two linkers supported on this target require different
2901 commands. The default linker is determined during configuration. As a
2902 result, it's not possible to switch linkers in the middle of a GCC build.
2903 This has been been reported to sometimes occur in unified builds of
2904 binutils and GCC@.
2905
2906 GCC 3.0 through 3.2 require binutils 2.11 or above. GCC 3.3 through
2907 GCC 4.0 require binutils 2.14 or later.
2908
2909 Although the HP assembler can be used for an initial build, it shouldn't
2910 be used with any languages other than C and perhaps Fortran due to its
2911 many limitations. For example, it does not support weak symbols or alias
2912 definitions. As a result, explicit template instantiations are required
2913 when using C++. This makes it difficult if not impossible to build many
2914 C++ applications. You can't generate debugging information when using
2915 the HP assembler. Finally, @samp{make bootstrap} fails in the final
2916 comparison of object modules due to the time stamps that it inserts into
2917 the modules. The bootstrap can be continued from this point with
2918 @samp{make all}.
2919
2920 A recent linker patch must be installed for the correct operation of
2921 GCC 3.3 and later. @code{PHSS_26559} and @code{PHSS_24304} are the
2922 oldest linker patches that are known to work. They are for HP-UX
2923 11.00 and 11.11, respectively. @code{PHSS_24303}, the companion to
2924 @code{PHSS_24304}, might be usable but it hasn't been tested. These
2925 patches have been superseded. Consult the HP patch database to obtain
2926 the currently recommended linker patch for your system.
2927
2928 The patches are necessary for the support of weak symbols on the
2929 32-bit port, and for the running of initializers and finalizers. Weak
2930 symbols are implemented using SOM secondary definition symbols. Prior
2931 to HP-UX 11, there are bugs in the linker support for secondary symbols.
2932 The patches correct a problem of linker core dumps creating shared
2933 libraries containing secondary symbols, as well as various other
2934 linking issues involving secondary symbols.
2935
2936 GCC 3.3 uses the ELF DT_INIT_ARRAY and DT_FINI_ARRAY capabilities to
2937 run initializers and finalizers on the 64-bit port. The 32-bit port
2938 uses the linker @option{+init} and @option{+fini} options for the same
2939 purpose. The patches correct various problems with the +init/+fini
2940 options, including program core dumps. Binutils 2.14 corrects a
2941 problem on the 64-bit port resulting from HP's non-standard use of
2942 the .init and .fini sections for array initializers and finalizers.
2943
2944 There are a number of issues to consider in selecting which linker to
2945 use with the 64-bit port. The GNU 64-bit linker can only create dynamic
2946 binaries. The @option{-static} option causes linking with archive
2947 libraries but doesn't produce a truly static binary. Dynamic binaries
2948 still require final binding by the dynamic loader to resolve a set of
2949 dynamic-loader-defined symbols. The default behavior of the HP linker
2950 is the same as the GNU linker. However, it can generate true 64-bit
2951 static binaries using the @option{+compat} option.
2952
2953 The HP 64-bit linker doesn't support linkonce semantics. As a
2954 result, C++ programs have many more sections than they should.
2955
2956 The GNU 64-bit linker has some issues with shared library support
2957 and exceptions. As a result, we only support libgcc in archive
2958 format. For similar reasons, dwarf2 unwind and exception support
2959 are disabled. The GNU linker also has problems creating binaries
2960 with @option{-static}. It doesn't provide stubs for internal
2961 calls to global functions in shared libraries, so these calls
2962 can't be overloaded.
2963
2964 Thread support is not implemented in GCC 3.0 through 3.2, so the
2965 @option{--enable-threads} configure option does not work. In 3.3
2966 and later, POSIX threads are supported. The optional DCE thread
2967 library is not supported.
2968
2969 This port still is undergoing significant development.
2970
2971 @html
2972 <hr />
2973 @end html
2974 @heading @anchor{x-x-linux-gnu}*-*-linux-gnu
2975
2976 Versions of libstdc++-v3 starting with 3.2.1 require bugfixes present
2977 in glibc 2.2.5 and later. More information is available in the
2978 libstdc++-v3 documentation.
2979
2980 @html
2981 <hr />
2982 @end html
2983 @heading @anchor{ix86-x-linuxaout}i?86-*-linux*aout
2984 Use this configuration to generate @file{a.out} binaries on Linux-based
2985 GNU systems. This configuration is being superseded.
2986
2987 @html
2988 <hr />
2989 @end html
2990 @heading @anchor{ix86-x-linux}i?86-*-linux*
2991
2992 As of GCC 3.3, binutils 2.13.1 or later is required for this platform.
2993 See @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/PR10877,,bug 10877} for more information.
2994
2995 If you receive Signal 11 errors when building on GNU/Linux, then it is
2996 possible you have a hardware problem. Further information on this can be
2997 found on @uref{http://www.bitwizard.nl/sig11/,,www.bitwizard.nl}.
2998
2999 @html
3000 <hr />
3001 @end html
3002 @heading @anchor{ix86-x-sco32v5}i?86-*-sco3.2v5*
3003 Use this for the SCO OpenServer Release 5 family of operating systems.
3004
3005 Unlike earlier versions of GCC, the ability to generate COFF with this
3006 target is no longer provided.
3007
3008 Earlier versions of GCC emitted DWARF 1 when generating ELF to allow
3009 the system debugger to be used. That support was too burdensome to
3010 maintain. GCC now emits only DWARF 2 for this target. This means you
3011 may use either the UDK debugger or GDB to debug programs built by this
3012 version of GCC@.
3013
3014 GCC is now only supported on releases 5.0.4 and later, and requires that
3015 you install Support Level Supplement OSS646B or later, and Support Level
3016 Supplement OSS631C or later. If you are using release 5.0.7 of
3017 OpenServer, you must have at least the first maintenance pack installed
3018 (this includes the relevant portions of OSS646). OSS646, also known as
3019 the ``Execution Environment Update'', provides updated link editors and
3020 assemblers, as well as updated standard C and math libraries. The C
3021 startup modules are also updated to support the System V gABI draft, and
3022 GCC relies on that behavior. OSS631 provides a collection of commonly
3023 used open source libraries, some of which GCC depends on (such as GNU
3024 gettext and zlib). SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7 has all of this built
3025 in by default, but OSS631C and later also apply to that release. Please
3026 visit
3027 @uref{ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/openserver5,,ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/openserver5}
3028 for the latest versions of these (and other potentially useful)
3029 supplements.
3030
3031 Although there is support for using the native assembler, it is
3032 recommended that you configure GCC to use the GNU assembler. You do
3033 this by using the flags
3034 @uref{./configure.html#with-gnu-as,,@option{--with-gnu-as}}. You should
3035 use a modern version of GNU binutils. Version 2.13.2.1 was used for all
3036 testing. In general, only the @option{--with-gnu-as} option is tested.
3037 A modern bintuils (as well as a plethora of other development related
3038 GNU utilities) can be found in Support Level Supplement OSS658A, the
3039 ``GNU Development Tools'' package. See the SCO web and ftp sites for details.
3040 That package also contains the currently ``officially supported'' version of
3041 GCC, version 2.95.3. It is useful for bootstrapping this version.
3042
3043 @html
3044 <hr />
3045 @end html
3046 @heading @anchor{ix86-x-solaris210}i?86-*-solaris2.10
3047 Use this for Solaris 10 or later on x86 and x86-64 systems. This
3048 configuration is supported by GCC 4.0 and later versions only.
3049
3050 It is recommended that you configure GCC to use the GNU assembler in
3051 @file{/usr/sfw/bin/gas} but the Sun linker, using the options
3052 @option{--with-gnu-as --with-as=/usr/sfw/bin/gas --without-gnu-ld
3053 --with-ld=/usr/ccs/bin/ld}.
3054
3055 @html
3056 <hr />
3057 @end html
3058 @heading @anchor{ix86-x-udk}i?86-*-udk
3059
3060 This target emulates the SCO Universal Development Kit and requires that
3061 package be installed. (If it is installed, you will have a
3062 @file{/udk/usr/ccs/bin/cc} file present.) It's very much like the
3063 @samp{i?86-*-unixware7*} target
3064 but is meant to be used when hosting on a system where UDK isn't the
3065 default compiler such as OpenServer 5 or Unixware 2. This target will
3066 generate binaries that will run on OpenServer, Unixware 2, or Unixware 7,
3067 with the same warnings and caveats as the SCO UDK@.
3068
3069 This target is a little tricky to build because we have to distinguish
3070 it from the native tools (so it gets headers, startups, and libraries
3071 from the right place) while making the tools not think we're actually
3072 building a cross compiler. The easiest way to do this is with a configure
3073 command like this:
3074
3075 @smallexample
3076 CC=/udk/usr/ccs/bin/cc @var{/your/path/to}/gcc/configure \
3077 --host=i686-pc-udk --target=i686-pc-udk --program-prefix=udk-
3078 @end smallexample
3079
3080 @emph{You should substitute @samp{i686} in the above command with the appropriate
3081 processor for your host.}
3082
3083 After the usual @samp{make bootstrap} and
3084 @samp{make install}, you can then access the UDK-targeted GCC
3085 tools by adding @command{udk-} before the commonly known name. For
3086 example, to invoke the C compiler, you would use @command{udk-gcc}.
3087 They will coexist peacefully with any native-target GCC tools you may
3088 have installed.
3089
3090
3091 @html
3092 <hr />
3093 @end html
3094 @heading @anchor{ia64-x-linux}ia64-*-linux
3095 IA-64 processor (also known as IPF, or Itanium Processor Family)
3096 running GNU/Linux.
3097
3098 If you are using the installed system libunwind library with
3099 @option{--with-system-libunwind}, then you must use libunwind 0.98 or
3100 later.
3101
3102 None of the following versions of GCC has an ABI that is compatible
3103 with any of the other versions in this list, with the exception that
3104 Red Hat 2.96 and Trillian 000171 are compatible with each other:
3105 3.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.1, 3.0, Red Hat 2.96, and Trillian 000717.
3106 This primarily affects C++ programs and programs that create shared libraries.
3107 GCC 3.1 or later is recommended for compiling linux, the kernel.
3108 As of version 3.1 GCC is believed to be fully ABI compliant, and hence no
3109 more major ABI changes are expected.
3110
3111 @html
3112 <hr />
3113 @end html
3114 @heading @anchor{ia64-x-hpux}ia64-*-hpux*
3115 Building GCC on this target requires the GNU Assembler. The bundled HP
3116 assembler will not work. To prevent GCC from using the wrong assembler,
3117 the option @option{--with-gnu-as} may be necessary.
3118
3119 The GCC libunwind library has not been ported to HPUX@. This means that for
3120 GCC versions 3.2.3 and earlier, @option{--enable-libunwind-exceptions}
3121 is required to build GCC@. For GCC 3.3 and later, this is the default.
3122 For gcc 3.4.3 and later, @option{--enable-libunwind-exceptions} is
3123 removed and the system libunwind library will always be used.
3124
3125 @html
3126 <hr />
3127 <!-- rs6000-ibm-aix*, powerpc-ibm-aix* -->
3128 @end html
3129 @heading @anchor{x-ibm-aix}*-ibm-aix*
3130 Support for AIX version 3 and older was discontinued in GCC 3.4.
3131
3132 AIX Make frequently has problems with GCC makefiles. GNU Make 3.79.1 or
3133 newer is recommended to build on this platform.
3134
3135 ``out of memory'' bootstrap failures may indicate a problem with
3136 process resource limits (ulimit). Hard limits are configured in the
3137 @file{/etc/security/limits} system configuration file.
3138
3139 To speed up the configuration phases of bootstrapping and installing GCC,
3140 one may use GNU Bash instead of AIX @command{/bin/sh}, e.g.,
3141
3142 @smallexample
3143 % CONFIG_SHELL=/opt/freeware/bin/bash
3144 % export CONFIG_SHELL
3145 @end smallexample
3146
3147 and then proceed as described in @uref{build.html,,the build instructions},
3148 where we strongly recommend using GNU make and specifying an absolute path
3149 to invoke @var{srcdir}/configure.
3150
3151 Errors involving @code{alloca} when building GCC generally are due
3152 to an incorrect definition of @code{CC} in the Makefile or mixing files
3153 compiled with the native C compiler and GCC@. During the stage1 phase of
3154 the build, the native AIX compiler @strong{must} be invoked as @command{cc}
3155 (not @command{xlc}). Once @command{configure} has been informed of
3156 @command{xlc}, one needs to use @samp{make distclean} to remove the
3157 configure cache files and ensure that @env{CC} environment variable
3158 does not provide a definition that will confuse @command{configure}.
3159 If this error occurs during stage2 or later, then the problem most likely
3160 is the version of Make (see above).
3161
3162 The native @command{as} and @command{ld} are recommended for bootstrapping
3163 on AIX 4 and required for bootstrapping on AIX 5L@. The GNU Assembler
3164 reports that it supports WEAK symbols on AIX 4, which causes GCC to try to
3165 utilize weak symbol functionality although it is not supported. The GNU
3166 Assembler and Linker do not support AIX 5L sufficiently to bootstrap GCC@.
3167 The native AIX tools do interoperate with GCC@.
3168
3169 Building @file{libstdc++.a} requires a fix for an AIX Assembler bug
3170 APAR IY26685 (AIX 4.3) or APAR IY25528 (AIX 5.1). It also requires a
3171 fix for another AIX Assembler bug and a co-dependent AIX Archiver fix
3172 referenced as APAR IY53606 (AIX 5.2) or a APAR IY54774 (AIX 5.1)
3173
3174 @samp{libstdc++} in GCC 3.4 increments the major version number of the
3175 shared object and GCC installation places the @file{libstdc++.a}
3176 shared library in a common location which will overwrite the and GCC
3177 3.3 version of the shared library. Applications either need to be
3178 re-linked against the new shared library or the GCC 3.1 and GCC 3.3
3179 versions of the @samp{libstdc++} shared object needs to be available
3180 to the AIX runtime loader. The GCC 3.1 @samp{libstdc++.so.4}, if
3181 present, and GCC 3.3 @samp{libstdc++.so.5} shared objects can be
3182 installed for runtime dynamic loading using the following steps to set
3183 the @samp{F_LOADONLY} flag in the shared object for @emph{each}
3184 multilib @file{libstdc++.a} installed:
3185
3186 Extract the shared objects from the currently installed
3187 @file{libstdc++.a} archive:
3188 @smallexample
3189 % ar -x libstdc++.a libstdc++.so.4 libstdc++.so.5
3190 @end smallexample
3191
3192 Enable the @samp{F_LOADONLY} flag so that the shared object will be
3193 available for runtime dynamic loading, but not linking:
3194 @smallexample
3195 % strip -e libstdc++.so.4 libstdc++.so.5
3196 @end smallexample
3197
3198 Archive the runtime-only shared object in the GCC 3.4
3199 @file{libstdc++.a} archive:
3200 @smallexample
3201 % ar -q libstdc++.a libstdc++.so.4 libstdc++.so.5
3202 @end smallexample
3203
3204 Linking executables and shared libraries may produce warnings of
3205 duplicate symbols. The assembly files generated by GCC for AIX always
3206 have included multiple symbol definitions for certain global variable
3207 and function declarations in the original program. The warnings should
3208 not prevent the linker from producing a correct library or runnable
3209 executable.
3210
3211 AIX 4.3 utilizes a ``large format'' archive to support both 32-bit and
3212 64-bit object modules. The routines provided in AIX 4.3.0 and AIX 4.3.1
3213 to parse archive libraries did not handle the new format correctly.
3214 These routines are used by GCC and result in error messages during
3215 linking such as ``not a COFF file''. The version of the routines shipped
3216 with AIX 4.3.1 should work for a 32-bit environment. The @option{-g}
3217 option of the archive command may be used to create archives of 32-bit
3218 objects using the original ``small format''. A correct version of the
3219 routines is shipped with AIX 4.3.2 and above.
3220
3221 Some versions of the AIX binder (linker) can fail with a relocation
3222 overflow severe error when the @option{-bbigtoc} option is used to link
3223 GCC-produced object files into an executable that overflows the TOC@. A fix
3224 for APAR IX75823 (OVERFLOW DURING LINK WHEN USING GCC AND -BBIGTOC) is
3225 available from IBM Customer Support and from its
3226 @uref{http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/,,techsupport.services.ibm.com}
3227 website as PTF U455193.
3228
3229 The AIX 4.3.2.1 linker (bos.rte.bind_cmds Level 4.3.2.1) will dump core
3230 with a segmentation fault when invoked by any version of GCC@. A fix for
3231 APAR IX87327 is available from IBM Customer Support and from its
3232 @uref{http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/,,techsupport.services.ibm.com}
3233 website as PTF U461879. This fix is incorporated in AIX 4.3.3 and above.
3234
3235 The initial assembler shipped with AIX 4.3.0 generates incorrect object
3236 files. A fix for APAR IX74254 (64BIT DISASSEMBLED OUTPUT FROM COMPILER FAILS
3237 TO ASSEMBLE/BIND) is available from IBM Customer Support and from its
3238 @uref{http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/,,techsupport.services.ibm.com}
3239 website as PTF U453956. This fix is incorporated in AIX 4.3.1 and above.
3240
3241 AIX provides National Language Support (NLS)@. Compilers and assemblers
3242 use NLS to support locale-specific representations of various data
3243 formats including floating-point numbers (e.g., @samp{.} vs @samp{,} for
3244 separating decimal fractions). There have been problems reported where
3245 GCC does not produce the same floating-point formats that the assembler
3246 expects. If one encounters this problem, set the @env{LANG}
3247 environment variable to @samp{C} or @samp{En_US}.
3248
3249 By default, GCC for AIX 4.1 and above produces code that can be used on
3250 both Power or PowerPC processors.
3251
3252 A default can be specified with the @option{-mcpu=@var{cpu_type}}
3253 switch and using the configure option @option{--with-cpu-@var{cpu_type}}.
3254
3255 @html
3256 <hr />
3257 @end html
3258 @heading @anchor{iq2000-x-elf}iq2000-*-elf
3259 Vitesse IQ2000 processors. These are used in embedded
3260 applications. There are no standard Unix configurations.
3261
3262 @html
3263 <hr />
3264 @end html
3265 @heading @anchor{m32c-x-elf}m32c-*-elf
3266 Renesas M32C processor.
3267 This configuration is intended for embedded systems.
3268
3269 @html
3270 <hr />
3271 @end html
3272 @heading @anchor{m32r-x-elf}m32r-*-elf
3273 Renesas M32R processor.
3274 This configuration is intended for embedded systems.
3275
3276 @html
3277 <hr />
3278 @end html
3279 @heading @anchor{m6811-elf}m6811-elf
3280 Motorola 68HC11 family micro controllers. These are used in embedded
3281 applications. There are no standard Unix configurations.
3282
3283 @html
3284 <hr />
3285 @end html
3286 @heading @anchor{m6812-elf}m6812-elf
3287 Motorola 68HC12 family micro controllers. These are used in embedded
3288 applications. There are no standard Unix configurations.
3289
3290 @html
3291 <hr />
3292 @end html
3293 @heading @anchor{m68k-hp-hpux}m68k-hp-hpux
3294 HP 9000 series 300 or 400 running HP-UX@. HP-UX version 8.0 has a bug in
3295 the assembler that prevents compilation of GCC@. This
3296 bug manifests itself during the first stage of compilation, while
3297 building @file{libgcc2.a}:
3298
3299 @smallexample
3300 _floatdisf
3301 cc1: warning: `-g' option not supported on this version of GCC
3302 cc1: warning: `-g1' option not supported on this version of GCC
3303 ./xgcc: Internal compiler error: program as got fatal signal 11
3304 @end smallexample
3305
3306 A patched version of the assembler is available as the file
3307 @uref{ftp://altdorf.ai.mit.edu/archive/cph/hpux-8.0-assembler}. If you
3308 have HP software support, the patch can also be obtained directly from
3309 HP, as described in the following note:
3310
3311 @quotation
3312 This is the patched assembler, to patch SR#1653-010439, where the
3313 assembler aborts on floating point constants.
3314
3315 The bug is not really in the assembler, but in the shared library
3316 version of the function ``cvtnum(3c)''. The bug on ``cvtnum(3c)'' is
3317 SR#4701-078451. Anyway, the attached assembler uses the archive
3318 library version of ``cvtnum(3c)'' and thus does not exhibit the bug.
3319 @end quotation
3320
3321 This patch is also known as PHCO_4484.
3322
3323 In addition gdb does not understand that native HP-UX format, so
3324 you must use gas if you wish to use gdb.
3325
3326 On HP-UX version 8.05, but not on 8.07 or more recent versions, the
3327 @command{fixproto} shell script triggers a bug in the system shell. If you
3328 encounter this problem, upgrade your operating system or use BASH (the
3329 GNU shell) to run @command{fixproto}. This bug will cause the fixproto
3330 program to report an error of the form:
3331
3332 @smallexample
3333 ./fixproto: sh internal 1K buffer overflow
3334 @end smallexample
3335
3336 To fix this, you can also change the first line of the fixproto script
3337 to look like:
3338
3339 @smallexample
3340 #!/bin/ksh
3341 @end smallexample
3342
3343 @html
3344 <hr />
3345 @end html
3346 @heading @anchor{mips-x-x}mips-*-*
3347 If on a MIPS system you get an error message saying ``does not have gp
3348 sections for all it's [sic] sectons [sic]'', don't worry about it. This
3349 happens whenever you use GAS with the MIPS linker, but there is not
3350 really anything wrong, and it is okay to use the output file. You can
3351 stop such warnings by installing the GNU linker.
3352
3353 It would be nice to extend GAS to produce the gp tables, but they are
3354 optional, and there should not be a warning about their absence.
3355
3356 The libstdc++ atomic locking routines for MIPS targets requires MIPS II
3357 and later. A patch went in just after the GCC 3.3 release to
3358 make @samp{mips*-*-*} use the generic implementation instead. You can also
3359 configure for @samp{mipsel-elf} as a workaround. The
3360 @samp{mips*-*-linux*} target continues to use the MIPS II routines. More
3361 work on this is expected in future releases.
3362
3363 MIPS systems check for division by zero (unless
3364 @option{-mno-check-zero-division} is passed to the compiler) by
3365 generating either a conditional trap or a break instruction. Using
3366 trap results in smaller code, but is only supported on MIPS II and
3367 later. Also, some versions of the Linux kernel have a bug that
3368 prevents trap from generating the proper signal (@code{SIGFPE}). To enable
3369 the use of break, use the @option{--with-divide=breaks}
3370 @command{configure} option when configuring GCC@. The default is to
3371 use traps on systems that support them.
3372
3373 Cross-compilers for the MIPS as target using the MIPS assembler
3374 currently do not work, because the auxiliary programs
3375 @file{mips-tdump.c} and @file{mips-tfile.c} can't be compiled on
3376 anything but a MIPS. It does work to cross compile for a MIPS
3377 if you use the GNU assembler and linker.
3378
3379 @html
3380 <hr />
3381 @end html
3382 @heading @anchor{mips-sgi-irix5}mips-sgi-irix5
3383
3384 In order to compile GCC on an SGI running IRIX 5, the @samp{compiler_dev.hdr}
3385 subsystem must be installed from the IDO CD-ROM supplied by SGI@.
3386 It is also available for download from
3387 @uref{ftp://ftp.sgi.com/sgi/IRIX5.3/iris-development-option-5.3.tardist}.
3388
3389 If you use the MIPS C compiler to bootstrap, it may be necessary
3390 to increase its table size for switch statements with the
3391 @option{-Wf,-XNg1500} option. If you use the @option{-O2}
3392 optimization option, you also need to use @option{-Olimit 3000}.
3393
3394 To enable debugging under IRIX 5, you must use GNU binutils 2.15 or
3395 later, and use the @option{--with-gnu-ld} @command{configure} option
3396 when configuring GCC@. You need to use GNU @command{ar} and @command{nm},
3397 also distributed with GNU binutils.
3398
3399 Some users have reported that @command{/bin/sh} will hang during bootstrap.
3400 This problem can be avoided by running the commands:
3401
3402 @smallexample
3403 % CONFIG_SHELL=/bin/ksh
3404 % export CONFIG_SHELL
3405 @end smallexample
3406
3407 before starting the build.
3408
3409 @html
3410 <hr />
3411 @end html
3412 @heading @anchor{mips-sgi-irix6}mips-sgi-irix6
3413
3414 If you are using SGI's MIPSpro @command{cc} as your bootstrap compiler, you must
3415 ensure that the N32 ABI is in use. To test this, compile a simple C
3416 file with @command{cc} and then run @command{file} on the
3417 resulting object file. The output should look like:
3418
3419 @smallexample
3420 test.o: ELF N32 MSB @dots{}
3421 @end smallexample
3422
3423 If you see:
3424
3425 @smallexample
3426 test.o: ELF 32-bit MSB @dots{}
3427 @end smallexample
3428
3429 or
3430
3431 @smallexample
3432 test.o: ELF 64-bit MSB @dots{}
3433 @end smallexample
3434
3435 then your version of @command{cc} uses the O32 or N64 ABI by default. You
3436 should set the environment variable @env{CC} to @samp{cc -n32}
3437 before configuring GCC@.
3438
3439 If you want the resulting @command{gcc} to run on old 32-bit systems
3440 with the MIPS R4400 CPU, you need to ensure that only code for the @samp{mips3}
3441 instruction set architecture (ISA) is generated. While GCC 3.x does
3442 this correctly, both GCC 2.95 and SGI's MIPSpro @command{cc} may change
3443 the ISA depending on the machine where GCC is built. Using one of them
3444 as the bootstrap compiler may result in @samp{mips4} code, which won't run at
3445 all on @samp{mips3}-only systems. For the test program above, you should see:
3446
3447 @smallexample
3448 test.o: ELF N32 MSB mips-3 @dots{}
3449 @end smallexample
3450
3451 If you get:
3452
3453 @smallexample
3454 test.o: ELF N32 MSB mips-4 @dots{}
3455 @end smallexample
3456
3457 instead, you should set the environment variable @env{CC} to @samp{cc
3458 -n32 -mips3} or @samp{gcc -mips3} respectively before configuring GCC@.
3459
3460 MIPSpro C 7.4 may cause bootstrap failures, due to a bug when inlining
3461 @code{memcmp}. Either add @code{-U__INLINE_INTRINSICS} to the @env{CC}
3462 environment variable as a workaround or upgrade to MIPSpro C 7.4.1m.
3463
3464 GCC on IRIX 6 is usually built to support the N32, O32 and N64 ABIs. If
3465 you build GCC on a system that doesn't have the N64 libraries installed
3466 or cannot run 64-bit binaries,
3467 you need to configure with @option{--disable-multilib} so GCC doesn't
3468 try to use them. This will disable building the O32 libraries, too.
3469 Look for @file{/usr/lib64/libc.so.1} to see if you
3470 have the 64-bit libraries installed.
3471
3472 To enable debugging for the O32 ABI, you must use GNU @command{as} from
3473 GNU binutils 2.15 or later. You may also use GNU @command{ld}, but
3474 this is not required and currently causes some problems with Ada.
3475
3476 The @option{--enable-threads} option doesn't currently work, a patch is
3477 in preparation for a future release. The @option{--enable-libgcj}
3478 option is disabled by default: IRIX 6 uses a very low default limit
3479 (20480) for the command line length. Although @command{libtool} contains a
3480 workaround for this problem, at least the N64 @samp{libgcj} is known not
3481 to build despite this, running into an internal error of the native
3482 @command{ld}. A sure fix is to increase this limit (@samp{ncargs}) to
3483 its maximum of 262144 bytes. If you have root access, you can use the
3484 @command{systune} command to do this.
3485
3486 See @uref{http://freeware.sgi.com/} for more
3487 information about using GCC on IRIX platforms.
3488
3489 @html
3490 <hr />
3491 @end html
3492 @heading @anchor{powerpc-x-x}powerpc-*-*
3493
3494 You can specify a default version for the @option{-mcpu=@var{cpu_type}}
3495 switch by using the configure option @option{--with-cpu-@var{cpu_type}}.
3496
3497 @html
3498 <hr />
3499 @end html
3500 @heading @anchor{powerpc-x-darwin}powerpc-*-darwin*
3501 PowerPC running Darwin (Mac OS X kernel).
3502
3503 Pre-installed versions of Mac OS X may not include any developer tools,
3504 meaning that you will not be able to build GCC from source. Tool
3505 binaries are available at
3506 @uref{http://developer.apple.com/darwin/projects/compiler/} (free
3507 registration required).
3508
3509 This version of GCC requires at least cctools-590.7.
3510
3511 The version of GCC shipped by Apple typically includes a number of
3512 extensions not available in a standard GCC release. These extensions
3513 are generally for backwards compatibility and best avoided.
3514
3515 @html
3516 <hr />
3517 @end html
3518 @heading @anchor{powerpc-x-elf}powerpc-*-elf, powerpc-*-sysv4
3519 PowerPC system in big endian mode, running System V.4.
3520
3521 @html
3522 <hr />
3523 @end html
3524 @heading @anchor{powerpc-x-linux-gnu}powerpc*-*-linux-gnu*
3525
3526 You will need
3527 @uref{ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binutils,,binutils 2.15}
3528 or newer for a working GCC@.
3529
3530 @html
3531 <hr />
3532 @end html
3533 @heading @anchor{powerpc-x-netbsd}powerpc-*-netbsd*
3534 PowerPC system in big endian mode running NetBSD@. To build the
3535 documentation you will need Texinfo version 4.4 (NetBSD 1.5.1 included
3536 Texinfo version 3.12).
3537
3538 @html
3539 <hr />
3540 @end html
3541 @heading @anchor{powerpc-x-eabisim}powerpc-*-eabisim
3542 Embedded PowerPC system in big endian mode for use in running under the
3543 PSIM simulator.
3544
3545 @html
3546 <hr />
3547 @end html
3548 @heading @anchor{powerpc-x-eabi}powerpc-*-eabi
3549 Embedded PowerPC system in big endian mode.
3550
3551 @html
3552 <hr />
3553 @end html
3554 @heading @anchor{powerpcle-x-elf}powerpcle-*-elf, powerpcle-*-sysv4
3555 PowerPC system in little endian mode, running System V.4.
3556
3557 @html
3558 <hr />
3559 @end html
3560 @heading @anchor{powerpcle-x-eabisim}powerpcle-*-eabisim
3561 Embedded PowerPC system in little endian mode for use in running under
3562 the PSIM simulator.
3563
3564 @html
3565 <hr />
3566 @end html
3567 @heading @anchor{powerpcle-x-eabi}powerpcle-*-eabi
3568 Embedded PowerPC system in little endian mode.
3569
3570 @html
3571 <hr />
3572 @end html
3573 @heading @anchor{s390-x-linux}s390-*-linux*
3574 S/390 system running GNU/Linux for S/390@.
3575
3576 @html
3577 <hr />
3578 @end html
3579 @heading @anchor{s390x-x-linux}s390x-*-linux*
3580 zSeries system (64-bit) running GNU/Linux for zSeries@.
3581
3582 @html
3583 <hr />
3584 @end html
3585 @heading @anchor{s390x-ibm-tpf}s390x-ibm-tpf*
3586 zSeries system (64-bit) running TPF@. This platform is
3587 supported as cross-compilation target only.
3588
3589 @html
3590 <hr />
3591 @end html
3592 @c Please use Solaris 2 to refer to all release of Solaris, starting
3593 @c with 2.0 until 2.6, 7, 8, etc. Solaris 1 was a marketing name for
3594 @c SunOS 4 releases which we don't use to avoid confusion. Solaris
3595 @c alone is too unspecific and must be avoided.
3596 @heading @anchor{x-x-solaris2}*-*-solaris2*
3597
3598 Sun does not ship a C compiler with Solaris 2. To bootstrap and install
3599 GCC you first have to install a pre-built compiler, see the
3600 @uref{binaries.html,,binaries page} for details.
3601
3602 The Solaris 2 @command{/bin/sh} will often fail to configure
3603 @file{libstdc++-v3}, @file{boehm-gc} or @file{libjava}. We therefore
3604 recommend to use the following sequence of commands to bootstrap and
3605 install GCC:
3606
3607 @smallexample
3608 % CONFIG_SHELL=/bin/ksh
3609 % export CONFIG_SHELL
3610 @end smallexample
3611
3612 and then proceed as described in @uref{build.html,,the build instructions}.
3613 In addition we strongly recommend specifying an absolute path to invoke
3614 @var{srcdir}/configure.
3615
3616 Solaris 2 comes with a number of optional OS packages. Some of these
3617 are needed to use GCC fully, namely @code{SUNWarc},
3618 @code{SUNWbtool}, @code{SUNWesu}, @code{SUNWhea}, @code{SUNWlibm},
3619 @code{SUNWsprot}, and @code{SUNWtoo}. If you did not install all
3620 optional packages when installing Solaris 2, you will need to verify that
3621 the packages that GCC needs are installed.
3622
3623 To check whether an optional package is installed, use
3624 the @command{pkginfo} command. To add an optional package, use the
3625 @command{pkgadd} command. For further details, see the Solaris 2
3626 documentation.
3627
3628 Trying to use the linker and other tools in
3629 @file{/usr/ucb} to install GCC has been observed to cause trouble.
3630 For example, the linker may hang indefinitely. The fix is to remove
3631 @file{/usr/ucb} from your @env{PATH}.
3632
3633 The build process works more smoothly with the legacy Sun tools so, if you
3634 have @file{/usr/xpg4/bin} in your @env{PATH}, we recommend that you place
3635 @file{/usr/bin} before @file{/usr/xpg4/bin} for the duration of the build.
3636
3637 All releases of GNU binutils prior to 2.11.2 have known bugs on this
3638 platform. We recommend the use of GNU binutils 2.11.2 or later, or the
3639 vendor tools (Sun @command{as}, Sun @command{ld}). Note that your mileage
3640 may vary if you use a combination of the GNU tools and the Sun tools: while
3641 the combination GNU @command{as} + Sun @command{ld} should reasonably work,
3642 the reverse combination Sun @command{as} + GNU @command{ld} is known to
3643 cause memory corruption at runtime in some cases for C++ programs.
3644
3645 The stock GNU binutils 2.15 release is broken on this platform because of a
3646 single bug. It has been fixed on the 2.15 branch in the CVS repository.
3647 You can obtain a working version by checking out the binutils-2_15-branch
3648 from the CVS repository or applying the patch
3649 @uref{http://sources.redhat.com/ml/binutils-cvs/2004-09/msg00036.html} to the
3650 release.
3651
3652 We recommend using GNU binutils 2.16 or later in conjunction with GCC 4.x,
3653 or the vendor tools (Sun @command{as}, Sun @command{ld}). However, for
3654 Solaris 10 and above, an additional patch is required in order for the GNU
3655 linker to be able to cope with a new flavor of shared libraries. You
3656 can obtain a working version by checking out the binutils-2_16-branch from
3657 the CVS repository or applying the patch
3658 @uref{http://sourceware.org/ml/binutils-cvs/2005-07/msg00122.html} to the
3659 release.
3660
3661 Sun bug 4296832 turns up when compiling X11 headers with GCC 2.95 or
3662 newer: @command{g++} will complain that types are missing. These headers assume
3663 that omitting the type means @code{int}; this assumption worked for C89 but
3664 is wrong for C++, and is now wrong for C99 also.
3665
3666 @command{g++} accepts such (invalid) constructs with the option
3667 @option{-fpermissive}; it
3668 will assume that any missing type is @code{int} (as defined by C89).
3669
3670 There are patches for Solaris 2.6 (105633-56 or newer for SPARC,
3671 106248-42 or newer for Intel), Solaris 7 (108376-21 or newer for SPARC,
3672 108377-20 for Intel), and Solaris 8 (108652-24 or newer for SPARC,
3673 108653-22 for Intel) that fix this bug.
3674
3675 Sun bug 4927647 sometimes causes random spurious testsuite failures
3676 related to missing diagnostic output. This bug doesn't affect GCC
3677 itself, rather it is a kernel bug triggered by the @command{expect}
3678 program which is used only by the GCC testsuite driver. When the bug
3679 causes the @command{expect} program to miss anticipated output, extra
3680 testsuite failures appear.
3681
3682 There are patches for Solaris 8 (117350-12 or newer for SPARC,
3683 117351-12 or newer for Intel) and Solaris 9 (117171-11 or newer for
3684 SPARC, 117172-11 or newer for Intel) that address this problem.
3685
3686 @html
3687 <hr />
3688 @end html
3689 @heading @anchor{sparc-sun-solaris2}sparc-sun-solaris2*
3690
3691 When GCC is configured to use binutils 2.11.2 or later the binaries
3692 produced are smaller than the ones produced using Sun's native tools;
3693 this difference is quite significant for binaries containing debugging
3694 information.
3695
3696 Sun @command{as} 4.x is broken in that it cannot cope with long symbol names.
3697 A typical error message might look similar to the following:
3698
3699 @smallexample
3700 /usr/ccs/bin/as: "/var/tmp/ccMsw135.s", line 11041: error:
3701 can't compute value of an expression involving an external symbol.
3702 @end smallexample
3703
3704 This is Sun bug 4237974. This is fixed with patch 108908-02 for Solaris
3705 2.6 and has been fixed in later (5.x) versions of the assembler,
3706 starting with Solaris 7.
3707
3708 Starting with Solaris 7, the operating system is capable of executing
3709 64-bit SPARC V9 binaries. GCC 3.1 and later properly supports
3710 this; the @option{-m64} option enables 64-bit code generation.
3711 However, if all you want is code tuned for the UltraSPARC CPU, you
3712 should try the @option{-mtune=ultrasparc} option instead, which produces
3713 code that, unlike full 64-bit code, can still run on non-UltraSPARC
3714 machines.
3715
3716 When configuring on a Solaris 7 or later system that is running a kernel
3717 that supports only 32-bit binaries, one must configure with
3718 @option{--disable-multilib}, since we will not be able to build the
3719 64-bit target libraries.
3720
3721 GCC 3.3 and GCC 3.4 trigger code generation bugs in earlier versions of
3722 the GNU compiler (especially GCC 3.0.x versions), which lead to the
3723 miscompilation of the stage1 compiler and the subsequent failure of the
3724 bootstrap process. A workaround is to use GCC 3.2.3 as an intermediary
3725 stage, i.e.@: to bootstrap that compiler with the base compiler and then
3726 use it to bootstrap the final compiler.
3727
3728 GCC 3.4 triggers a code generation bug in versions 5.4 (Sun ONE Studio 7)
3729 and 5.5 (Sun ONE Studio 8) of the Sun compiler, which causes a bootstrap
3730 failure in form of a miscompilation of the stage1 compiler by the Sun
3731 compiler. This is Sun bug 4974440. This is fixed with patch 112760-07.
3732
3733 GCC 3.4 changed the default debugging format from STABS to DWARF-2 for
3734 32-bit code on Solaris 7 and later. If you use the Sun assembler, this
3735 change apparently runs afoul of Sun bug 4910101 (which is referenced as
3736 a x86-only problem by Sun, probably because they do not use DWARF-2).
3737 A symptom of the problem is that you cannot compile C++ programs like
3738 @command{groff} 1.19.1 without getting messages similar to the following:
3739
3740 @smallexample
3741 ld: warning: relocation error: R_SPARC_UA32: @dots{}
3742 external symbolic relocation against non-allocatable section
3743 .debug_info cannot be processed at runtime: relocation ignored.
3744 @end smallexample
3745
3746 To work around this problem, compile with @option{-gstabs+} instead of
3747 plain @option{-g}.
3748
3749 When configuring the GNU Multiple Precision Library (GMP) on a Solaris 7
3750 or later system, the canonical target triplet must be specified as the
3751 @command{build} parameter on the configure line:
3752
3753 @smallexample
3754 ./configure --build=sparc-sun-solaris2.7 --prefix=xxx --enable-mpfr
3755 @end smallexample
3756
3757 @html
3758 <hr />
3759 @end html
3760 @heading @anchor{sparc-sun-solaris27}sparc-sun-solaris2.7
3761
3762 Sun patch 107058-01 (1999-01-13) for Solaris 7/SPARC triggers a bug in
3763 the dynamic linker. This problem (Sun bug 4210064) affects GCC 2.8
3764 and later, including all EGCS releases. Sun formerly recommended
3765 107058-01 for all Solaris 7 users, but around 1999-09-01 it started to
3766 recommend it only for people who use Sun's compilers.
3767
3768 Here are some workarounds to this problem:
3769 @itemize @bullet
3770 @item
3771 Do not install Sun patch 107058-01 until after Sun releases a
3772 complete patch for bug 4210064. This is the simplest course to take,
3773 unless you must also use Sun's C compiler. Unfortunately 107058-01
3774 is preinstalled on some new Solaris 7-based hosts, so you may have to
3775 back it out.
3776
3777 @item
3778 Copy the original, unpatched Solaris 7
3779 @command{/usr/ccs/bin/as} into
3780 @command{/usr/local/libexec/gcc/sparc-sun-solaris2.7/3.4/as},
3781 adjusting the latter name to fit your local conventions and software
3782 version numbers.
3783
3784 @item
3785 Install Sun patch 106950-03 (1999-05-25) or later. Nobody with
3786 both 107058-01 and 106950-03 installed has reported the bug with GCC
3787 and Sun's dynamic linker. This last course of action is riskiest,
3788 for two reasons. First, you must install 106950 on all hosts that
3789 run code generated by GCC; it doesn't suffice to install it only on
3790 the hosts that run GCC itself. Second, Sun says that 106950-03 is
3791 only a partial fix for bug 4210064, but Sun doesn't know whether the
3792 partial fix is adequate for GCC@. Revision -08 or later should fix
3793 the bug. The current (as of 2004-05-23) revision is -24, and is included in
3794 the Solaris 7 Recommended Patch Cluster.
3795 @end itemize
3796
3797 GCC 3.3 triggers a bug in version 5.0 Alpha 03/27/98 of the Sun assembler,
3798 which causes a bootstrap failure when linking the 64-bit shared version of
3799 libgcc. A typical error message is:
3800
3801 @smallexample
3802 ld: fatal: relocation error: R_SPARC_32: file libgcc/sparcv9/_muldi3.o:
3803 symbol <unknown>: offset 0xffffffff7ec133e7 is non-aligned.
3804 @end smallexample
3805
3806 This bug has been fixed in the final 5.0 version of the assembler.
3807
3808 A similar problem was reported for version Sun WorkShop 6 99/08/18 of the
3809 Sun assembler, which causes a bootstrap failure with GCC 4.0.0:
3810
3811 @smallexample
3812 ld: fatal: relocation error: R_SPARC_DISP32:
3813 file .libs/libstdc++.lax/libsupc++convenience.a/vterminate.o:
3814 symbol <unknown>: offset 0xfccd33ad is non-aligned
3815 @end smallexample
3816
3817 This bug has been fixed in more recent revisions of the assembler.
3818
3819 @html
3820 <hr />
3821 @end html
3822 @heading @anchor{sparc-x-linux}sparc-*-linux*
3823
3824 GCC versions 3.0 and higher require binutils 2.11.2 and glibc 2.2.4
3825 or newer on this platform. All earlier binutils and glibc
3826 releases mishandled unaligned relocations on @code{sparc-*-*} targets.
3827
3828
3829 @html
3830 <hr />
3831 @end html
3832 @heading @anchor{sparc64-x-solaris2}sparc64-*-solaris2*
3833
3834 The following compiler flags must be specified in the configure
3835 step in order to bootstrap this target with the Sun compiler:
3836
3837 @smallexample
3838 % CC="cc -xildoff -xarch=v9" @var{srcdir}/configure [@var{options}] [@var{target}]
3839 @end smallexample
3840
3841 @option{-xildoff} turns off the incremental linker, and @option{-xarch=v9}
3842 specifies the SPARC-V9 architecture to the Sun linker and assembler.
3843
3844 @html
3845 <hr />
3846 @end html
3847 @heading @anchor{sparcv9-x-solaris2}sparcv9-*-solaris2*
3848
3849 This is a synonym for sparc64-*-solaris2*.
3850
3851 @html
3852 <hr />
3853 @end html
3854 @heading @anchor{x-x-sysv}*-*-sysv*
3855 On System V release 3, you may get this error message
3856 while linking:
3857
3858 @smallexample
3859 ld fatal: failed to write symbol name @var{something}
3860 in strings table for file @var{whatever}
3861 @end smallexample
3862
3863 This probably indicates that the disk is full or your ulimit won't allow
3864 the file to be as large as it needs to be.
3865
3866 This problem can also result because the kernel parameter @code{MAXUMEM}
3867 is too small. If so, you must regenerate the kernel and make the value
3868 much larger. The default value is reported to be 1024; a value of 32768
3869 is said to work. Smaller values may also work.
3870
3871 On System V, if you get an error like this,
3872
3873 @smallexample
3874 /usr/local/lib/bison.simple: In function `yyparse':
3875 /usr/local/lib/bison.simple:625: virtual memory exhausted
3876 @end smallexample
3877
3878 @noindent
3879 that too indicates a problem with disk space, ulimit, or @code{MAXUMEM}.
3880
3881 On a System V release 4 system, make sure @file{/usr/bin} precedes
3882 @file{/usr/ucb} in @code{PATH}. The @command{cc} command in
3883 @file{/usr/ucb} uses libraries which have bugs.
3884
3885 @html
3886 <hr />
3887 @end html
3888 @heading @anchor{vax-dec-ultrix}vax-dec-ultrix
3889 Don't try compiling with VAX C (@command{vcc}). It produces incorrect code
3890 in some cases (for example, when @code{alloca} is used).
3891
3892 @html
3893 <hr />
3894 @end html
3895 @heading @anchor{x-x-vxworks}*-*-vxworks*
3896 Support for VxWorks is in flux. At present GCC supports @emph{only} the
3897 very recent VxWorks 5.5 (aka Tornado 2.2) release, and only on PowerPC@.
3898 We welcome patches for other architectures supported by VxWorks 5.5.
3899 Support for VxWorks AE would also be welcome; we believe this is merely
3900 a matter of writing an appropriate ``configlette'' (see below). We are
3901 not interested in supporting older, a.out or COFF-based, versions of
3902 VxWorks in GCC 3.
3903
3904 VxWorks comes with an older version of GCC installed in
3905 @file{@var{$WIND_BASE}/host}; we recommend you do not overwrite it.
3906 Choose an installation @var{prefix} entirely outside @var{$WIND_BASE}.
3907 Before running @command{configure}, create the directories @file{@var{prefix}}
3908 and @file{@var{prefix}/bin}. Link or copy the appropriate assembler,
3909 linker, etc.@: into @file{@var{prefix}/bin}, and set your @var{PATH} to
3910 include that directory while running both @command{configure} and
3911 @command{make}.
3912
3913 You must give @command{configure} the
3914 @option{--with-headers=@var{$WIND_BASE}/target/h} switch so that it can
3915 find the VxWorks system headers. Since VxWorks is a cross compilation
3916 target only, you must also specify @option{--target=@var{target}}.
3917 @command{configure} will attempt to create the directory
3918 @file{@var{prefix}/@var{target}/sys-include} and copy files into it;
3919 make sure the user running @command{configure} has sufficient privilege
3920 to do so.
3921
3922 GCC's exception handling runtime requires a special ``configlette''
3923 module, @file{contrib/gthr_supp_vxw_5x.c}. Follow the instructions in
3924 that file to add the module to your kernel build. (Future versions of
3925 VxWorks will incorporate this module.)
3926
3927 @html
3928 <hr />
3929 @end html
3930 @heading @anchor{x86-64-x-x}x86_64-*-*, amd64-*-*
3931
3932 GCC supports the x86-64 architecture implemented by the AMD64 processor
3933 (amd64-*-* is an alias for x86_64-*-*) on GNU/Linux, FreeBSD and NetBSD@.
3934 On GNU/Linux the default is a bi-arch compiler which is able to generate
3935 both 64-bit x86-64 and 32-bit x86 code (via the @option{-m32} switch).
3936
3937 @html
3938 <hr />
3939 @end html
3940 @heading @anchor{xtensa-x-elf}xtensa-*-elf
3941
3942 This target is intended for embedded Xtensa systems using the
3943 @samp{newlib} C library. It uses ELF but does not support shared
3944 objects. Designed-defined instructions specified via the
3945 Tensilica Instruction Extension (TIE) language are only supported
3946 through inline assembly.
3947
3948 The Xtensa configuration information must be specified prior to
3949 building GCC@. The @file{include/xtensa-config.h} header
3950 file contains the configuration information. If you created your
3951 own Xtensa configuration with the Xtensa Processor Generator, the
3952 downloaded files include a customized copy of this header file,
3953 which you can use to replace the default header file.
3954
3955 @html
3956 <hr />
3957 @end html
3958 @heading @anchor{xtensa-x-linux}xtensa-*-linux*
3959
3960 This target is for Xtensa systems running GNU/Linux. It supports ELF
3961 shared objects and the GNU C library (glibc). It also generates
3962 position-independent code (PIC) regardless of whether the
3963 @option{-fpic} or @option{-fPIC} options are used. In other
3964 respects, this target is the same as the
3965 @uref{#xtensa-*-elf,,@samp{xtensa-*-elf}} target.
3966
3967 @html
3968 <hr />
3969 @end html
3970 @heading @anchor{windows}Microsoft Windows (32-bit)
3971
3972 Ports of GCC are included with the
3973 @uref{http://www.cygwin.com/,,Cygwin environment}.
3974
3975 GCC will build under Cygwin without modification; it does not build
3976 with Microsoft's C++ compiler and there are no plans to make it do so.
3977
3978 @html
3979 <hr />
3980 @end html
3981 @heading @anchor{os2}OS/2
3982
3983 GCC does not currently support OS/2. However, Andrew Zabolotny has been
3984 working on a generic OS/2 port with pgcc. The current code can be found
3985 at @uref{http://www.goof.com/pcg/os2/,,http://www.goof.com/pcg/os2/}.
3986
3987 @html
3988 <hr />
3989 @end html
3990 @heading @anchor{older}Older systems
3991
3992 GCC contains support files for many older (1980s and early
3993 1990s) Unix variants. For the most part, support for these systems
3994 has not been deliberately removed, but it has not been maintained for
3995 several years and may suffer from bitrot.
3996
3997 Starting with GCC 3.1, each release has a list of ``obsoleted'' systems.
3998 Support for these systems is still present in that release, but
3999 @command{configure} will fail unless the @option{--enable-obsolete}
4000 option is given. Unless a maintainer steps forward, support for these
4001 systems will be removed from the next release of GCC@.
4002
4003 Support for old systems as hosts for GCC can cause problems if the
4004 workarounds for compiler, library and operating system bugs affect the
4005 cleanliness or maintainability of the rest of GCC@. In some cases, to
4006 bring GCC up on such a system, if still possible with current GCC, may
4007 require first installing an old version of GCC which did work on that
4008 system, and using it to compile a more recent GCC, to avoid bugs in the
4009 vendor compiler. Old releases of GCC 1 and GCC 2 are available in the
4010 @file{old-releases} directory on the @uref{../mirrors.html,,GCC mirror
4011 sites}. Header bugs may generally be avoided using
4012 @command{fixincludes}, but bugs or deficiencies in libraries and the
4013 operating system may still cause problems.
4014
4015 Support for older systems as targets for cross-compilation is less
4016 problematic than support for them as hosts for GCC; if an enthusiast
4017 wishes to make such a target work again (including resurrecting any of
4018 the targets that never worked with GCC 2, starting from the last CVS
4019 version before they were removed), patches
4020 @uref{../contribute.html,,following the usual requirements} would be
4021 likely to be accepted, since they should not affect the support for more
4022 modern targets.
4023
4024 For some systems, old versions of GNU binutils may also be useful,
4025 and are available from @file{pub/binutils/old-releases} on
4026 @uref{http://sources.redhat.com/mirrors.html,,sources.redhat.com mirror sites}.
4027
4028 Some of the information on specific systems above relates to
4029 such older systems, but much of the information
4030 about GCC on such systems (which may no longer be applicable to
4031 current GCC) is to be found in the GCC texinfo manual.
4032
4033 @html
4034 <hr />
4035 @end html
4036 @heading @anchor{elf}all ELF targets (SVR4, Solaris 2, etc.)
4037
4038 C++ support is significantly better on ELF targets if you use the
4039 @uref{./configure.html#with-gnu-ld,,GNU linker}; duplicate copies of
4040 inlines, vtables and template instantiations will be discarded
4041 automatically.
4042
4043
4044 @html
4045 <hr />
4046 <p>
4047 @end html
4048 @ifhtml
4049 @uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
4050 @end ifhtml
4051 @end ifset
4052
4053 @c ***Old documentation******************************************************
4054 @ifset oldhtml
4055 @include install-old.texi
4056 @html
4057 <hr />
4058 <p>
4059 @end html
4060 @ifhtml
4061 @uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
4062 @end ifhtml
4063 @end ifset
4064
4065 @c ***GFDL********************************************************************
4066 @ifset gfdlhtml
4067 @include fdl.texi
4068 @html
4069 <hr />
4070 <p>
4071 @end html
4072 @ifhtml
4073 @uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
4074 @end ifhtml
4075 @end ifset
4076
4077 @c ***************************************************************************
4078 @c Part 6 The End of the Document
4079 @ifinfo
4080 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
4081 @node Concept Index, , GNU Free Documentation License, Top
4082 @end ifinfo
4083
4084 @ifinfo
4085 @unnumbered Concept Index
4086
4087 @printindex cp
4088
4089 @contents
4090 @end ifinfo
4091 @bye