Re: [Mingw-users] Building GCC Compilers From Source

[Danny S. <dan...@cl...>]

Omkar Pandit wrote:
> Hi All,
>
>
> Are you discussing about building GCC compiler running on Windows from
> source without using MinGW. I mean, building the GCC compiler available with
> MinGW.
> If not so, are you guys discussing about building GCC compiler running on
> windows from source by suing the already available MinGW GCC compiler.
>
> I am asking this question since to build GCC compiler, prerequisites of GCC
> state that it requires a running GCC compiler to compile any other version
> of GCC from source.


I  build gcc gor mingw with a prior version of gcc for mingw.  It is also
posible to cross-compile gcc for mingw from another GCC-supported OS.

To build Ada, you need a prior GNAT compiler and a GNAT runtime library for the
target OS.

Danny

>
> Regards,
> ORP
>
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> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 1:24 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Mingw-users] Building GCC Compilers From Source
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>
> Anh Vo wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I would like to know if any parts the source codes, released by GCC
>> project, must be modified for the build to succeed.
>>
>
> I haven't tried with gcc-3.4. branch lately, but it used to be possible to
> build
> C, C++ from pristine GCC sources.  IIRC, Ada causes some problems.  With
> GCC-4.0, it definitely is possible to do so for C and C++.
>
>> I have attempted to build Ada, C and C++ compilers using both MSYS and
>> CYGWIN. My attempts has failed on both these tools. Any help will be
>> greatly appreciated.
>>
>
> Please be more specific about the failures.  Where did the build fail? What
> version of GCC.?
>
> Danny
>> Anh Vo
>>
>>
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