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2@c @ifnothtml
3@c %**start of header
4@setfilename gccinstall.info
5@settitle Installing GCC
6@setchapternewpage odd
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8@c @end ifnothtml
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10@include gcc-common.texi
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12@c Specify title for specific html page
13@ifset indexhtml
14@settitle Installing GCC
15@end ifset
16@ifset specifichtml
17@settitle Host/Target specific installation notes for GCC
18@end ifset
19@ifset prerequisiteshtml
20@settitle Prerequisites for GCC
21@end ifset
22@ifset downloadhtml
23@settitle Downloading GCC
24@end ifset
25@ifset configurehtml
26@settitle Installing GCC: Configuration
27@end ifset
28@ifset buildhtml
29@settitle Installing GCC: Building
30@end ifset
31@ifset testhtml
32@settitle Installing GCC: Testing
33@end ifset
34@ifset finalinstallhtml
35@settitle Installing GCC: Final installation
36@end ifset
37@ifset binarieshtml
38@settitle Installing GCC: Binaries
39@end ifset
40@ifset oldhtml
41@settitle Installing GCC: Old documentation
42@end ifset
43@ifset gfdlhtml
44@settitle Installing GCC: GNU Free Documentation License
45@end ifset
46
47@c Copyright (C) 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998,
48@c 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
49@c 2010, 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
50@c *** Converted to texinfo by Dean Wakerley, dean@wakerley.com
51
52@c IMPORTANT: whenever you modify this file, run `install.texi2html' to
53@c test the generation of HTML documents for the gcc.gnu.org web pages.
54@c
55@c Do not use @footnote{} in this file as it breaks install.texi2html!
56
57@c Include everything if we're not making html
58@ifnothtml
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62@set downloadhtml
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71
72@c Part 2 Summary Description and Copyright
73@copying
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96@ifinfo
97@insertcopying
98@end ifinfo
99@dircategory Software development
100@direntry
101* gccinstall: (gccinstall). Installing the GNU Compiler Collection.
102@end direntry
103
104@c Part 3 Titlepage and Copyright
105@titlepage
106@title Installing GCC
107@versionsubtitle
108
109@c The following two commands start the copyright page.
110@page
111@vskip 0pt plus 1filll
112@insertcopying
113@end titlepage
114
115@c Part 4 Top node, Master Menu, and/or Table of Contents
116@ifinfo
117@node Top, , , (dir)
118@comment node-name, next, Previous, up
119
120@menu
121* Installing GCC:: This document describes the generic installation
122 procedure for GCC as well as detailing some target
123 specific installation instructions.
124
125* Specific:: Host/target specific installation notes for GCC.
126* Binaries:: Where to get pre-compiled binaries.
127
128* Old:: Old installation documentation.
129
130* GNU Free Documentation License:: How you can copy and share this manual.
131* Concept Index:: This index has two entries.
132@end menu
133@end ifinfo
134
135@iftex
136@contents
137@end iftex
138
139@c Part 5 The Body of the Document
140@c ***Installing GCC**********************************************************
141@ifnothtml
142@comment node-name, next, previous, up
143@node Installing GCC, Binaries, , Top
144@end ifnothtml
145@ifset indexhtml
146@ifnothtml
147@chapter Installing GCC
148@end ifnothtml
149
150The latest version of this document is always available at
151@uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/install/,,http://gcc.gnu.org/install/}.
152It refers to the current development sources, instructions for
153specific released versions are included with the sources.
154
155This document describes the generic installation procedure for GCC as well
156as detailing some target specific installation instructions.
157
158GCC includes several components that previously were separate distributions
159with their own installation instructions. This document supersedes all
160package-specific installation instructions.
161
162@emph{Before} starting the build/install procedure please check the
163@ifnothtml
164@ref{Specific, host/target specific installation notes}.
165@end ifnothtml
166@ifhtml
167@uref{specific.html,,host/target specific installation notes}.
168@end ifhtml
169We recommend you browse the entire generic installation instructions before
170you proceed.
171
172Lists of successful builds for released versions of GCC are
173available at @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/buildstat.html}.
174These lists are updated as new information becomes available.
175
176The installation procedure itself is broken into five steps.
177
178@ifinfo
179@menu
180* Prerequisites::
181* Downloading the source::
182* Configuration::
183* Building::
184* Testing:: (optional)
185* Final install::
186@end menu
187@end ifinfo
188@ifhtml
189@enumerate
190@item
191@uref{prerequisites.html,,Prerequisites}
192@item
193@uref{download.html,,Downloading the source}
194@item
195@uref{configure.html,,Configuration}
196@item
197@uref{build.html,,Building}
198@item
199@uref{test.html,,Testing} (optional)
200@item
201@uref{finalinstall.html,,Final install}
202@end enumerate
203@end ifhtml
204
205Please note that GCC does not support @samp{make uninstall} and probably
206won't do so in the near future as this would open a can of worms. Instead,
207we suggest that you install GCC into a directory of its own and simply
208remove that directory when you do not need that specific version of GCC
209any longer, and, if shared libraries are installed there as well, no
210more binaries exist that use them.
211
212@ifhtml
213There are also some @uref{old.html,,old installation instructions},
214which are mostly obsolete but still contain some information which has
215not yet been merged into the main part of this manual.
216@end ifhtml
217
218@html
219<hr />
220<p>
221@end html
222@ifhtml
223@uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
224
225@insertcopying
226@end ifhtml
227@end ifset
228
229@c ***Prerequisites**************************************************
230@ifnothtml
231@comment node-name, next, previous, up
232@node Prerequisites, Downloading the source, , Installing GCC
233@end ifnothtml
234@ifset prerequisiteshtml
235@ifnothtml
236@chapter Prerequisites
237@end ifnothtml
238@cindex Prerequisites
239
240GCC requires that various tools and packages be available for use in the
241build procedure. Modifying GCC sources requires additional tools
242described below.
243
244@heading Tools/packages necessary for building GCC
245@table @asis
246@item ISO C90 compiler
247Necessary to bootstrap GCC, although versions of GCC prior
248to 3.4 also allow bootstrapping with a traditional (K&R) C compiler.
249
250To build all languages in a cross-compiler or other configuration where
2513-stage bootstrap is not performed, you need to start with an existing
252GCC binary (version 2.95 or later) because source code for language
253frontends other than C might use GCC extensions.
254
255@item GNAT
256
257In order to build the Ada compiler (GNAT) you must already have GNAT
258installed because portions of the Ada frontend are written in Ada (with
259GNAT extensions.) Refer to the Ada installation instructions for more
260specific information.
261
262@item A ``working'' POSIX compatible shell, or GNU bash
263
264Necessary when running @command{configure} because some
265@command{/bin/sh} shells have bugs and may crash when configuring the
266target libraries. In other cases, @command{/bin/sh} or @command{ksh}
267have disastrous corner-case performance problems. This
268can cause target @command{configure} runs to literally take days to
269complete in some cases.
270
271So on some platforms @command{/bin/ksh} is sufficient, on others it
272isn't. See the host/target specific instructions for your platform, or
273use @command{bash} to be sure. Then set @env{CONFIG_SHELL} in your
274environment to your ``good'' shell prior to running
275@command{configure}/@command{make}.
276
277@command{zsh} is not a fully compliant POSIX shell and will not
278work when configuring GCC@.
279
280@item A POSIX or SVR4 awk
281
282Necessary for creating some of the generated source files for GCC@.
283If in doubt, use a recent GNU awk version, as some of the older ones
284are broken. GNU awk version 3.1.5 is known to work.
285
286@item GNU binutils
287
288Necessary in some circumstances, optional in others. See the
289host/target specific instructions for your platform for the exact
290requirements.
291
292@item gzip version 1.2.4 (or later) or
293@itemx bzip2 version 1.0.2 (or later)
294
295Necessary to uncompress GCC @command{tar} files when source code is
296obtained via FTP mirror sites.
297
298@item GNU make version 3.80 (or later)
299
300You must have GNU make installed to build GCC@.
301
302@item GNU tar version 1.14 (or later)
303
304Necessary (only on some platforms) to untar the source code. Many
305systems' @command{tar} programs will also work, only try GNU
306@command{tar} if you have problems.
307
308@item Perl version 5.6.1 (or later)
309
310Necessary when targeting Darwin, building @samp{libstdc++},
311and not using @option{--disable-symvers}.
312Necessary when targeting Solaris 2 with Sun @command{ld} and not using
313@option{--disable-symvers}. The bundled @command{perl} in Solaris@tie{}8
314and up works.
315
316Necessary when regenerating @file{Makefile} dependencies in libiberty.
317Necessary when regenerating @file{libiberty/functions.texi}.
318Necessary when generating manpages from Texinfo manuals.
319Used by various scripts to generate some files included in SVN (mainly
320Unicode-related and rarely changing) from source tables.
321
322@item @command{jar}, or InfoZIP (@command{zip} and @command{unzip})
323
324Necessary to build libgcj, the GCJ runtime.
325
326@end table
327
328Several support libraries are necessary to build GCC, some are required,
329others optional. While any sufficiently new version of required tools
330usually work, library requirements are generally stricter. Newer
331versions may work in some cases, but it's safer to use the exact
332versions documented. We appreciate bug reports about problems with
333newer versions, though. If your OS vendor provides packages for the
334support libraries then using those packages may be the simplest way to
335install the libraries.
336
337@table @asis
338@item GNU Multiple Precision Library (GMP) version 4.3.2 (or later)
339
340Necessary to build GCC@. If a GMP source distribution is found in a
341subdirectory of your GCC sources named @file{gmp}, it will be built
342together with GCC. Alternatively, if GMP is already installed but it
343is not in your library search path, you will have to configure with the
344@option{--with-gmp} configure option. See also @option{--with-gmp-lib}
345and @option{--with-gmp-include}.
346
347@item MPFR Library version 2.4.2 (or later)
348
349Necessary to build GCC@. It can be downloaded from
350@uref{http://www.mpfr.org/}. If an MPFR source distribution is found
351in a subdirectory of your GCC sources named @file{mpfr}, it will be
352built together with GCC. Alternatively, if MPFR is already installed
353but it is not in your default library search path, the
354@option{--with-mpfr} configure option should be used. See also
355@option{--with-mpfr-lib} and @option{--with-mpfr-include}.
356
357@item MPC Library version 0.8.1 (or later)
358
359Necessary to build GCC@. It can be downloaded from
360@uref{http://www.multiprecision.org/}. If an MPC source distribution
361is found in a subdirectory of your GCC sources named @file{mpc}, it
362will be built together with GCC. Alternatively, if MPC is already
363installed but it is not in your default library search path, the
364@option{--with-mpc} configure option should be used. See also
365@option{--with-mpc-lib} and @option{--with-mpc-include}.
366
367@item ISL Library version 0.10
368
369Necessary to build GCC with the Graphite loop optimizations.
370It can be downloaded from @uref{ftp://gcc.gnu.org/pub/gcc/infrastructure/}.
371
372The @option{--with-isl} configure option should be used if ISL is not
373installed in your default library search path.
374
375@item CLooG 0.17.0
376
377Necessary to build GCC with the Graphite loop optimizations. It can be
378downloaded from @uref{ftp://gcc.gnu.org/pub/gcc/infrastructure/} as
379@file{cloog-0.17.0.tar.gz}. The @option{--with-cloog} configure option should
380be used if CLooG is not installed in your default library search path.
381CLooG needs to be built against ISL 0.10, not its included copy of ISL
382which is too old. Use @option{--with-isl=system} to direct CLooG to pick
383up an already installed ISL. CLooG needs to be configured to use GMP
384internally, use @option{--with-bits=gmp} to direct it to do that.
385
386@end table
387
388@heading Tools/packages necessary for modifying GCC
389@table @asis
390@item autoconf version 2.64
391@itemx GNU m4 version 1.4.6 (or later)
392
393Necessary when modifying @file{configure.ac}, @file{aclocal.m4}, etc.@:
394to regenerate @file{configure} and @file{config.in} files.
395
396@item automake version 1.11.1
397
398Necessary when modifying a @file{Makefile.am} file to regenerate its
399associated @file{Makefile.in}.
400
401Much of GCC does not use automake, so directly edit the @file{Makefile.in}
402file. Specifically this applies to the @file{gcc}, @file{intl},
403@file{libcpp}, @file{libiberty}, @file{libobjc} directories as well
404as any of their subdirectories.
405
406For directories that use automake, GCC requires the latest release in
407the 1.11 series, which is currently 1.11.1. When regenerating a directory
408to a newer version, please update all the directories using an older 1.11
409to the latest released version.
410
411@item gettext version 0.14.5 (or later)
412
413Needed to regenerate @file{gcc.pot}.
414
415@item gperf version 2.7.2 (or later)
416
417Necessary when modifying @command{gperf} input files, e.g.@:
418@file{gcc/cp/cfns.gperf} to regenerate its associated header file, e.g.@:
419@file{gcc/cp/cfns.h}.
420
421@item DejaGnu 1.4.4
422@itemx Expect
423@itemx Tcl
424
425Necessary to run the GCC testsuite; see the section on testing for details.
426
427@item autogen version 5.5.4 (or later) and
428@itemx guile version 1.4.1 (or later)
429
430Necessary to regenerate @file{fixinc/fixincl.x} from
431@file{fixinc/inclhack.def} and @file{fixinc/*.tpl}.
432
433Necessary to run @samp{make check} for @file{fixinc}.
434
435Necessary to regenerate the top level @file{Makefile.in} file from
436@file{Makefile.tpl} and @file{Makefile.def}.
437
438@item Flex version 2.5.4 (or later)
439
440Necessary when modifying @file{*.l} files.
441
442Necessary to build GCC during development because the generated output
443files are not included in the SVN repository. They are included in
444releases.
445
446@item Texinfo version 4.7 (or later)
447
448Necessary for running @command{makeinfo} when modifying @file{*.texi}
449files to test your changes.
450
451Necessary for running @command{make dvi} or @command{make pdf} to
452create printable documentation in DVI or PDF format. Texinfo version
4534.8 or later is required for @command{make pdf}.
454
455Necessary to build GCC documentation during development because the
456generated output files are not included in the SVN repository. They are
457included in releases.
458
459@item @TeX{} (any working version)
460
461Necessary for running @command{texi2dvi} and @command{texi2pdf}, which
462are used when running @command{make dvi} or @command{make pdf} to create
463DVI or PDF files, respectively.
464
465@item SVN (any version)
466@itemx SSH (any version)
467
468Necessary to access the SVN repository. Public releases and weekly
469snapshots of the development sources are also available via FTP@.
470
471@item GNU diffutils version 2.7 (or later)
472
473Useful when submitting patches for the GCC source code.
474
475@item patch version 2.5.4 (or later)
476
477Necessary when applying patches, created with @command{diff}, to one's
478own sources.
479
480@item ecj1
481@itemx gjavah
482
483If you wish to modify @file{.java} files in libjava, you will need to
484configure with @option{--enable-java-maintainer-mode}, and you will need
485to have executables named @command{ecj1} and @command{gjavah} in your path.
486The @command{ecj1} executable should run the Eclipse Java compiler via
487the GCC-specific entry point. You can download a suitable jar from
488@uref{ftp://sourceware.org/pub/java/}, or by running the script
489@command{contrib/download_ecj}.
490
491@item antlr.jar version 2.7.1 (or later)
492@itemx antlr binary
493
494If you wish to build the @command{gjdoc} binary in libjava, you will
495need to have an @file{antlr.jar} library available. The library is
496searched for in system locations but can be specified with
497@option{--with-antlr-jar=} instead. When configuring with
498@option{--enable-java-maintainer-mode}, you will need to have one of
499the executables named @command{cantlr}, @command{runantlr} or
500@command{antlr} in your path.
501
502@end table
503
504@html
505<hr />
506<p>
507@end html
508@ifhtml
509@uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
510@end ifhtml
511@end ifset
512
513@c ***Downloading the source**************************************************
514@ifnothtml
515@comment node-name, next, previous, up
516@node Downloading the source, Configuration, Prerequisites, Installing GCC
517@end ifnothtml
518@ifset downloadhtml
519@ifnothtml
520@chapter Downloading GCC
521@end ifnothtml
522@cindex Downloading GCC
523@cindex Downloading the Source
524
525GCC is distributed via @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/svn.html,,SVN} and FTP
526tarballs compressed with @command{gzip} or
527@command{bzip2}. It is possible to download a full distribution or specific
528components.
529
530Please refer to the @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/releases.html,,releases web page}
531for information on how to obtain GCC@.
532
533The full distribution includes the C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java,
534and Ada (in the case of GCC 3.1 and later) compilers. The full
535distribution also includes runtime libraries for C++, Objective-C,
536Fortran, and Java. In GCC 3.0 and later versions, the GNU compiler
537testsuites are also included in the full distribution.
538
539If you choose to download specific components, you must download the core
540GCC distribution plus any language specific distributions you wish to
541use. The core distribution includes the C language front end as well as the
542shared components. Each language has a tarball which includes the language
543front end as well as the language runtime (when appropriate).
544
545Unpack the core distribution as well as any language specific
546distributions in the same directory.
547
548If you also intend to build binutils (either to upgrade an existing
549installation or for use in place of the corresponding tools of your
550OS), unpack the binutils distribution either in the same directory or
551a separate one. In the latter case, add symbolic links to any
552components of the binutils you intend to build alongside the compiler
553(@file{bfd}, @file{binutils}, @file{gas}, @file{gprof}, @file{ld},
554@file{opcodes}, @dots{}) to the directory containing the GCC sources.
555
556Likewise the GMP, MPFR and MPC libraries can be automatically built
557together with GCC. Unpack the GMP, MPFR and/or MPC source
558distributions in the directory containing the GCC sources and rename
559their directories to @file{gmp}, @file{mpfr} and @file{mpc},
560respectively (or use symbolic links with the same name).
561
562@html
563<hr />
564<p>
565@end html
566@ifhtml
567@uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
568@end ifhtml
569@end ifset
570
571@c ***Configuration***********************************************************
572@ifnothtml
573@comment node-name, next, previous, up
574@node Configuration, Building, Downloading the source, Installing GCC
575@end ifnothtml
576@ifset configurehtml
577@ifnothtml
578@chapter Installing GCC: Configuration
579@end ifnothtml
580@cindex Configuration
581@cindex Installing GCC: Configuration
582
583Like most GNU software, GCC must be configured before it can be built.
584This document describes the recommended configuration procedure
585for both native and cross targets.
586
587We use @var{srcdir} to refer to the toplevel source directory for
588GCC; we use @var{objdir} to refer to the toplevel build/object directory.
589
590If you obtained the sources via SVN, @var{srcdir} must refer to the top
591@file{gcc} directory, the one where the @file{MAINTAINERS} file can be
592found, and not its @file{gcc} subdirectory, otherwise the build will fail.
593
594If either @var{srcdir} or @var{objdir} is located on an automounted NFS
595file system, the shell's built-in @command{pwd} command will return
596temporary pathnames. Using these can lead to various sorts of build
597problems. To avoid this issue, set the @env{PWDCMD} environment
598variable to an automounter-aware @command{pwd} command, e.g.,
599@command{pawd} or @samp{amq -w}, during the configuration and build
600phases.
601
602First, we @strong{highly} recommend that GCC be built into a
603separate directory from the sources which does @strong{not} reside
604within the source tree. This is how we generally build GCC; building
605where @var{srcdir} == @var{objdir} should still work, but doesn't
606get extensive testing; building where @var{objdir} is a subdirectory
607of @var{srcdir} is unsupported.
608
609If you have previously built GCC in the same directory for a
610different target machine, do @samp{make distclean} to delete all files
611that might be invalid. One of the files this deletes is @file{Makefile};
612if @samp{make distclean} complains that @file{Makefile} does not exist
613or issues a message like ``don't know how to make distclean'' it probably
614means that the directory is already suitably clean. However, with the
615recommended method of building in a separate @var{objdir}, you should
616simply use a different @var{objdir} for each target.
617
618Second, when configuring a native system, either @command{cc} or
619@command{gcc} must be in your path or you must set @env{CC} in
620your environment before running configure. Otherwise the configuration
621scripts may fail.
622
623@ignore
624Note that the bootstrap compiler and the resulting GCC must be link
625compatible, else the bootstrap will fail with linker errors about
626incompatible object file formats. Several multilibed targets are
627affected by this requirement, see
628@ifnothtml
629@ref{Specific, host/target specific installation notes}.
630@end ifnothtml
631@ifhtml
632@uref{specific.html,,host/target specific installation notes}.
633@end ifhtml
634@end ignore
635
636To configure GCC:
637
638@smallexample
639% mkdir @var{objdir}
640% cd @var{objdir}
641% @var{srcdir}/configure [@var{options}] [@var{target}]
642@end smallexample
643
644@heading Distributor options
645
646If you will be distributing binary versions of GCC, with modifications
647to the source code, you should use the options described in this
648section to make clear that your version contains modifications.
649
650@table @code
651@item --with-pkgversion=@var{version}
652Specify a string that identifies your package. You may wish
653to include a build number or build date. This version string will be
654included in the output of @command{gcc --version}. This suffix does
655not replace the default version string, only the @samp{GCC} part.
656
657The default value is @samp{GCC}.
658
659@item --with-bugurl=@var{url}
660Specify the URL that users should visit if they wish to report a bug.
661You are of course welcome to forward bugs reported to you to the FSF,
662if you determine that they are not bugs in your modifications.
663
664The default value refers to the FSF's GCC bug tracker.
665
666@end table
667
668@heading Target specification
669@itemize @bullet
670@item
671GCC has code to correctly determine the correct value for @var{target}
672for nearly all native systems. Therefore, we highly recommend you do
673not provide a configure target when configuring a native compiler.
674
675@item
676@var{target} must be specified as @option{--target=@var{target}}
677when configuring a cross compiler; examples of valid targets would be
678m68k-elf, sh-elf, etc.
679
680@item
681Specifying just @var{target} instead of @option{--target=@var{target}}
682implies that the host defaults to @var{target}.
683@end itemize
684
685
686@heading Options specification
687
688Use @var{options} to override several configure time options for
689GCC@. A list of supported @var{options} follows; @samp{configure
690--help} may list other options, but those not listed below may not
691work and should not normally be used.
692
693Note that each @option{--enable} option has a corresponding
694@option{--disable} option and that each @option{--with} option has a
695corresponding @option{--without} option.
696
697@table @code
698@item --prefix=@var{dirname}
699Specify the toplevel installation
700directory. This is the recommended way to install the tools into a directory
701other than the default. The toplevel installation directory defaults to
702@file{/usr/local}.
703
704We @strong{highly} recommend against @var{dirname} being the same or a
705subdirectory of @var{objdir} or vice versa. If specifying a directory
706beneath a user's home directory tree, some shells will not expand
707@var{dirname} correctly if it contains the @samp{~} metacharacter; use
708@env{$HOME} instead.
709
710The following standard @command{autoconf} options are supported. Normally you
711should not need to use these options.
712@table @code
713@item --exec-prefix=@var{dirname}
714Specify the toplevel installation directory for architecture-dependent
715files. The default is @file{@var{prefix}}.
716
717@item --bindir=@var{dirname}
718Specify the installation directory for the executables called by users
719(such as @command{gcc} and @command{g++}). The default is
720@file{@var{exec-prefix}/bin}.
721
722@item --libdir=@var{dirname}
723Specify the installation directory for object code libraries and
724internal data files of GCC@. The default is @file{@var{exec-prefix}/lib}.
725
726@item --libexecdir=@var{dirname}
727Specify the installation directory for internal executables of GCC@.
728The default is @file{@var{exec-prefix}/libexec}.
729
730@item --with-slibdir=@var{dirname}
731Specify the installation directory for the shared libgcc library. The
732default is @file{@var{libdir}}.
733
734@item --datarootdir=@var{dirname}
735Specify the root of the directory tree for read-only architecture-independent
736data files referenced by GCC@. The default is @file{@var{prefix}/share}.
737
738@item --infodir=@var{dirname}
739Specify the installation directory for documentation in info format.
740The default is @file{@var{datarootdir}/info}.
741
742@item --datadir=@var{dirname}
743Specify the installation directory for some architecture-independent
744data files referenced by GCC@. The default is @file{@var{datarootdir}}.
745
746@item --docdir=@var{dirname}
747Specify the installation directory for documentation files (other
748than Info) for GCC@. The default is @file{@var{datarootdir}/doc}.
749
750@item --htmldir=@var{dirname}
751Specify the installation directory for HTML documentation files.
752The default is @file{@var{docdir}}.
753
754@item --pdfdir=@var{dirname}
755Specify the installation directory for PDF documentation files.
756The default is @file{@var{docdir}}.
757
758@item --mandir=@var{dirname}
759Specify the installation directory for manual pages. The default is
760@file{@var{datarootdir}/man}. (Note that the manual pages are only extracts
761from the full GCC manuals, which are provided in Texinfo format. The manpages
762are derived by an automatic conversion process from parts of the full
763manual.)
764
765@item --with-gxx-include-dir=@var{dirname}
766Specify
767the installation directory for G++ header files. The default depends
768on other configuration options, and differs between cross and native
769configurations.
770
771@item --with-specs=@var{specs}
772Specify additional command line driver SPECS.
773This can be useful if you need to turn on a non-standard feature by
774default without modifying the compiler's source code, for instance
775@option{--with-specs=%@{!fcommon:%@{!fno-common:-fno-common@}@}}.
776@ifnothtml
777@xref{Spec Files,, Specifying subprocesses and the switches to pass to them,
778gcc, Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)},
779@end ifnothtml
780@ifhtml
781See ``Spec Files'' in the main manual
782@end ifhtml
783
784@end table
785
786@item --program-prefix=@var{prefix}
787GCC supports some transformations of the names of its programs when
788installing them. This option prepends @var{prefix} to the names of
789programs to install in @var{bindir} (see above). For example, specifying
790@option{--program-prefix=foo-} would result in @samp{gcc}
791being installed as @file{/usr/local/bin/foo-gcc}.
792
793@item --program-suffix=@var{suffix}
794Appends @var{suffix} to the names of programs to install in @var{bindir}
795(see above). For example, specifying @option{--program-suffix=-3.1}
796would result in @samp{gcc} being installed as
797@file{/usr/local/bin/gcc-3.1}.
798
799@item --program-transform-name=@var{pattern}
800Applies the @samp{sed} script @var{pattern} to be applied to the names
801of programs to install in @var{bindir} (see above). @var{pattern} has to
802consist of one or more basic @samp{sed} editing commands, separated by
803semicolons. For example, if you want the @samp{gcc} program name to be
804transformed to the installed program @file{/usr/local/bin/myowngcc} and
805the @samp{g++} program name to be transformed to
806@file{/usr/local/bin/gspecial++} without changing other program names,
807you could use the pattern
808@option{--program-transform-name='s/^gcc$/myowngcc/; s/^g++$/gspecial++/'}
809to achieve this effect.
810
811All three options can be combined and used together, resulting in more
812complex conversion patterns. As a basic rule, @var{prefix} (and
813@var{suffix}) are prepended (appended) before further transformations
814can happen with a special transformation script @var{pattern}.
815
816As currently implemented, this option only takes effect for native
817builds; cross compiler binaries' names are not transformed even when a
818transformation is explicitly asked for by one of these options.
819
820For native builds, some of the installed programs are also installed
821with the target alias in front of their name, as in
822@samp{i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc}. All of the above transformations happen
823before the target alias is prepended to the name---so, specifying
824@option{--program-prefix=foo-} and @option{program-suffix=-3.1}, the
825resulting binary would be installed as
826@file{/usr/local/bin/i686-pc-linux-gnu-foo-gcc-3.1}.
827
828As a last shortcoming, none of the installed Ada programs are
829transformed yet, which will be fixed in some time.
830
831@item --with-local-prefix=@var{dirname}
832Specify the
833installation directory for local include files. The default is
834@file{/usr/local}. Specify this option if you want the compiler to
835search directory @file{@var{dirname}/include} for locally installed
836header files @emph{instead} of @file{/usr/local/include}.
837
838You should specify @option{--with-local-prefix} @strong{only} if your
839site has a different convention (not @file{/usr/local}) for where to put
840site-specific files.
841
842The default value for @option{--with-local-prefix} is @file{/usr/local}
843regardless of the value of @option{--prefix}. Specifying
844@option{--prefix} has no effect on which directory GCC searches for
845local header files. This may seem counterintuitive, but actually it is
846logical.
847
848The purpose of @option{--prefix} is to specify where to @emph{install
849GCC}. The local header files in @file{/usr/local/include}---if you put
850any in that directory---are not part of GCC@. They are part of other
851programs---perhaps many others. (GCC installs its own header files in
852another directory which is based on the @option{--prefix} value.)
853
854Both the local-prefix include directory and the GCC-prefix include
855directory are part of GCC's ``system include'' directories. Although these
856two directories are not fixed, they need to be searched in the proper
857order for the correct processing of the include_next directive. The
858local-prefix include directory is searched before the GCC-prefix
859include directory. Another characteristic of system include directories
860is that pedantic warnings are turned off for headers in these directories.
861
862Some autoconf macros add @option{-I @var{directory}} options to the
863compiler command line, to ensure that directories containing installed
864packages' headers are searched. When @var{directory} is one of GCC's
865system include directories, GCC will ignore the option so that system
866directories continue to be processed in the correct order. This
867may result in a search order different from what was specified but the
868directory will still be searched.
869
870GCC automatically searches for ordinary libraries using
871@env{GCC_EXEC_PREFIX}. Thus, when the same installation prefix is
872used for both GCC and packages, GCC will automatically search for
873both headers and libraries. This provides a configuration that is
874easy to use. GCC behaves in a manner similar to that when it is
875installed as a system compiler in @file{/usr}.
876
877Sites that need to install multiple versions of GCC may not want to
878use the above simple configuration. It is possible to use the
879@option{--program-prefix}, @option{--program-suffix} and
880@option{--program-transform-name} options to install multiple versions
881into a single directory, but it may be simpler to use different prefixes
882and the @option{--with-local-prefix} option to specify the location of the
883site-specific files for each version. It will then be necessary for
884users to specify explicitly the location of local site libraries
885(e.g., with @env{LIBRARY_PATH}).
886
887The same value can be used for both @option{--with-local-prefix} and
888@option{--prefix} provided it is not @file{/usr}. This can be used
889to avoid the default search of @file{/usr/local/include}.
890
891@strong{Do not} specify @file{/usr} as the @option{--with-local-prefix}!
892The directory you use for @option{--with-local-prefix} @strong{must not}
893contain any of the system's standard header files. If it did contain
894them, certain programs would be miscompiled (including GNU Emacs, on
895certain targets), because this would override and nullify the header
896file corrections made by the @command{fixincludes} script.
897
898Indications are that people who use this option use it based on mistaken
899ideas of what it is for. People use it as if it specified where to
900install part of GCC@. Perhaps they make this assumption because
901installing GCC creates the directory.
902
903@item --with-native-system-header-dir=@var{dirname}
904Specifies that @var{dirname} is the directory that contains native system
905header files, rather than @file{/usr/include}. This option is most useful
906if you are creating a compiler that should be isolated from the system
907as much as possible. It is most commonly used with the
908@option{--with-sysroot} option and will cause GCC to search
909@var{dirname} inside the system root specified by that option.
910
911@item --enable-shared[=@var{package}[,@dots{}]]
912Build shared versions of libraries, if shared libraries are supported on
913the target platform. Unlike GCC 2.95.x and earlier, shared libraries
914are enabled by default on all platforms that support shared libraries.
915
916If a list of packages is given as an argument, build shared libraries
917only for the listed packages. For other packages, only static libraries
918will be built. Package names currently recognized in the GCC tree are
919@samp{libgcc} (also known as @samp{gcc}), @samp{libstdc++} (not
920@samp{libstdc++-v3}), @samp{libffi}, @samp{zlib}, @samp{boehm-gc},
921@samp{ada}, @samp{libada}, @samp{libjava}, @samp{libgo}, and @samp{libobjc}.
922Note @samp{libiberty} does not support shared libraries at all.
923
924Use @option{--disable-shared} to build only static libraries. Note that
925@option{--disable-shared} does not accept a list of package names as
926argument, only @option{--enable-shared} does.
927
928@item @anchor{with-gnu-as}--with-gnu-as
929Specify that the compiler should assume that the
930assembler it finds is the GNU assembler. However, this does not modify
931the rules to find an assembler and will result in confusion if the
932assembler found is not actually the GNU assembler. (Confusion may also
933result if the compiler finds the GNU assembler but has not been
934configured with @option{--with-gnu-as}.) If you have more than one
935assembler installed on your system, you may want to use this option in
936connection with @option{--with-as=@var{pathname}} or
937@option{--with-build-time-tools=@var{pathname}}.
938
939The following systems are the only ones where it makes a difference
940whether you use the GNU assembler. On any other system,
941@option{--with-gnu-as} has no effect.
942
943@itemize @bullet
944@item @samp{hppa1.0-@var{any}-@var{any}}
945@item @samp{hppa1.1-@var{any}-@var{any}}
946@item @samp{sparc-sun-solaris2.@var{any}}
947@item @samp{sparc64-@var{any}-solaris2.@var{any}}
948@end itemize
949
950@item @anchor{with-as}--with-as=@var{pathname}
951Specify that the compiler should use the assembler pointed to by
952@var{pathname}, rather than the one found by the standard rules to find
953an assembler, which are:
954@itemize @bullet
955@item
956Unless GCC is being built with a cross compiler, check the
957@file{@var{libexec}/gcc/@var{target}/@var{version}} directory.
958@var{libexec} defaults to @file{@var{exec-prefix}/libexec};
959@var{exec-prefix} defaults to @var{prefix}, which
960defaults to @file{/usr/local} unless overridden by the
961@option{--prefix=@var{pathname}} switch described above. @var{target}
962is the target system triple, such as @samp{sparc-sun-solaris2.7}, and
963@var{version} denotes the GCC version, such as 3.0.
964
965@item
966If the target system is the same that you are building on, check
967operating system specific directories (e.g.@: @file{/usr/ccs/bin} on
968Sun Solaris 2).
969
970@item
971Check in the @env{PATH} for a tool whose name is prefixed by the
972target system triple.
973
974@item
975Check in the @env{PATH} for a tool whose name is not prefixed by the
976target system triple, if the host and target system triple are
977the same (in other words, we use a host tool if it can be used for
978the target as well).
979@end itemize
980
981You may want to use @option{--with-as} if no assembler
982is installed in the directories listed above, or if you have multiple
983assemblers installed and want to choose one that is not found by the
984above rules.
985
986@item @anchor{with-gnu-ld}--with-gnu-ld
987Same as @uref{#with-gnu-as,,@option{--with-gnu-as}}
988but for the linker.
989
990@item --with-ld=@var{pathname}
991Same as @uref{#with-as,,@option{--with-as}}
992but for the linker.
993
994@item --with-stabs
995Specify that stabs debugging
996information should be used instead of whatever format the host normally
997uses. Normally GCC uses the same debug format as the host system.
998
999On MIPS based systems and on Alphas, you must specify whether you want
1000GCC to create the normal ECOFF debugging format, or to use BSD-style
1001stabs passed through the ECOFF symbol table. The normal ECOFF debug
1002format cannot fully handle languages other than C@. BSD stabs format can
1003handle other languages, but it only works with the GNU debugger GDB@.
1004
1005Normally, GCC uses the ECOFF debugging format by default; if you
1006prefer BSD stabs, specify @option{--with-stabs} when you configure GCC@.
1007
1008No matter which default you choose when you configure GCC, the user
1009can use the @option{-gcoff} and @option{-gstabs+} options to specify explicitly
1010the debug format for a particular compilation.
1011
1012@option{--with-stabs} is meaningful on the ISC system on the 386, also, if
1013@option{--with-gas} is used. It selects use of stabs debugging
1014information embedded in COFF output. This kind of debugging information
1015supports C++ well; ordinary COFF debugging information does not.
1016
1017@option{--with-stabs} is also meaningful on 386 systems running SVR4. It
1018selects use of stabs debugging information embedded in ELF output. The
1019C++ compiler currently (2.6.0) does not support the DWARF debugging
1020information normally used on 386 SVR4 platforms; stabs provide a
1021workable alternative. This requires gas and gdb, as the normal SVR4
1022tools can not generate or interpret stabs.
1023
1024@item --with-tls=@var{dialect}
1025Specify the default TLS dialect, for systems were there is a choice.
1026For ARM targets, possible values for @var{dialect} are @code{gnu} or
1027@code{gnu2}, which select between the original GNU dialect and the GNU TLS
1028descriptor-based dialect.
1029
1030@item --disable-multilib
1031Specify that multiple target
1032libraries to support different target variants, calling
1033conventions, etc.@: should not be built. The default is to build a
1034predefined set of them.
1035
1036Some targets provide finer-grained control over which multilibs are built
1037(e.g., @option{--disable-softfloat}):
1038@table @code
1039@item arm-*-*
1040fpu, 26bit, underscore, interwork, biendian, nofmult.
1041
1042@item m68*-*-*
1043softfloat, m68881, m68000, m68020.
1044
1045@item mips*-*-*
1046single-float, biendian, softfloat.
1047
1048@item powerpc*-*-*, rs6000*-*-*
1049aix64, pthread, softfloat, powercpu, powerpccpu, powerpcos, biendian,
1050sysv, aix.
1051
1052@end table
1053
1054@item --with-multilib-list=@var{list}
1055@itemx --without-multilib-list
1056Specify what multilibs to build.
1057Currently only implemented for sh*-*-* and x86-64-*-linux*.
1058
1059@table @code
1060@item sh*-*-*
1061@var{list} is a comma separated list of CPU names. These must be of the
1062form @code{sh*} or @code{m*} (in which case they match the compiler option
1063for that processor). The list should not contain any endian options -
1064these are handled by @option{--with-endian}.
1065
1066If @var{list} is empty, then there will be no multilibs for extra
1067processors. The multilib for the secondary endian remains enabled.
1068
1069As a special case, if an entry in the list starts with a @code{!}
1070(exclamation point), then it is added to the list of excluded multilibs.
1071Entries of this sort should be compatible with @samp{MULTILIB_EXCLUDES}
1072(once the leading @code{!} has been stripped).
1073
1074If @option{--with-multilib-list} is not given, then a default set of
1075multilibs is selected based on the value of @option{--target}. This is
1076usually the complete set of libraries, but some targets imply a more
1077specialized subset.
1078
1079Example 1: to configure a compiler for SH4A only, but supporting both
1080endians, with little endian being the default:
1081@smallexample
1082--with-cpu=sh4a --with-endian=little,big --with-multilib-list=
1083@end smallexample
1084
1085Example 2: to configure a compiler for both SH4A and SH4AL-DSP, but with
1086only little endian SH4AL:
1087@smallexample
1088--with-cpu=sh4a --with-endian=little,big \
1089--with-multilib-list=sh4al,!mb/m4al
1090@end smallexample
1091
1092@item x86-64-*-linux*
1093@var{list} is a comma separated list of @code{m32}, @code{m64} and
1094@code{mx32} to enable 32-bit, 64-bit and x32 run-time libraries,
1095respectively. If @var{list} is empty, then there will be no multilibs
1096and only the default run-time library will be enabled.
1097
1098If @option{--with-multilib-list} is not given, then only 32-bit and
109964-bit run-time libraries will be enabled.
1100@end table
1101
1102@item --with-endian=@var{endians}
1103Specify what endians to use.
1104Currently only implemented for sh*-*-*.
1105
1106@var{endians} may be one of the following:
1107@table @code
1108@item big
1109Use big endian exclusively.
1110@item little
1111Use little endian exclusively.
1112@item big,little
1113Use big endian by default. Provide a multilib for little endian.
1114@item little,big
1115Use little endian by default. Provide a multilib for big endian.
1116@end table
1117
1118@item --enable-threads
1119Specify that the target
1120supports threads. This affects the Objective-C compiler and runtime
1121library, and exception handling for other languages like C++ and Java.
1122On some systems, this is the default.
1123
1124In general, the best (and, in many cases, the only known) threading
1125model available will be configured for use. Beware that on some
1126systems, GCC has not been taught what threading models are generally
1127available for the system. In this case, @option{--enable-threads} is an
1128alias for @option{--enable-threads=single}.
1129
1130@item --disable-threads
1131Specify that threading support should be disabled for the system.
1132This is an alias for @option{--enable-threads=single}.
1133
1134@item --enable-threads=@var{lib}
1135Specify that
1136@var{lib} is the thread support library. This affects the Objective-C
1137compiler and runtime library, and exception handling for other languages
1138like C++ and Java. The possibilities for @var{lib} are:
1139
1140@table @code
1141@item aix
1142AIX thread support.
1143@item dce
1144DCE thread support.
1145@item lynx
1146LynxOS thread support.
1147@item mipssde
1148MIPS SDE thread support.
1149@item no
1150This is an alias for @samp{single}.
1151@item posix
1152Generic POSIX/Unix98 thread support.
1153@item rtems
1154RTEMS thread support.
1155@item single
1156Disable thread support, should work for all platforms.
1157@item tpf
1158TPF thread support.
1159@item vxworks
1160VxWorks thread support.
1161@item win32
1162Microsoft Win32 API thread support.
1163@end table
1164
1165@item --enable-tls
1166Specify that the target supports TLS (Thread Local Storage). Usually
1167configure can correctly determine if TLS is supported. In cases where
1168it guesses incorrectly, TLS can be explicitly enabled or disabled with
1169@option{--enable-tls} or @option{--disable-tls}. This can happen if
1170the assembler supports TLS but the C library does not, or if the
1171assumptions made by the configure test are incorrect.
1172
1173@item --disable-tls
1174Specify that the target does not support TLS.
1175This is an alias for @option{--enable-tls=no}.
1176
1177@item --with-cpu=@var{cpu}
1178@itemx --with-cpu-32=@var{cpu}
1179@itemx --with-cpu-64=@var{cpu}
1180Specify which cpu variant the compiler should generate code for by default.
1181@var{cpu} will be used as the default value of the @option{-mcpu=} switch.
1182This option is only supported on some targets, including ARM, i386, M68k,
1183PowerPC, and SPARC@. The @option{--with-cpu-32} and
1184@option{--with-cpu-64} options specify separate default CPUs for
118532-bit and 64-bit modes; these options are only supported for i386,
1186x86-64 and PowerPC.
1187
1188@item --with-schedule=@var{cpu}
1189@itemx --with-arch=@var{cpu}
1190@itemx --with-arch-32=@var{cpu}
1191@itemx --with-arch-64=@var{cpu}
1192@itemx --with-tune=@var{cpu}
1193@itemx --with-tune-32=@var{cpu}
1194@itemx --with-tune-64=@var{cpu}
1195@itemx --with-abi=@var{abi}
1196@itemx --with-fpu=@var{type}
1197@itemx --with-float=@var{type}
1198These configure options provide default values for the @option{-mschedule=},
1199@option{-march=}, @option{-mtune=}, @option{-mabi=}, and @option{-mfpu=}
1200options and for @option{-mhard-float} or @option{-msoft-float}. As with
1201@option{--with-cpu}, which switches will be accepted and acceptable values
1202of the arguments depend on the target.
1203
1204@item --with-mode=@var{mode}
1205Specify if the compiler should default to @option{-marm} or @option{-mthumb}.
1206This option is only supported on ARM targets.
1207
1208@item --with-stack-offset=@var{num}
1209This option sets the default for the -mstack-offset=@var{num} option,
1210and will thus generally also control the setting of this option for
1211libraries. This option is only supported on Epiphany targets.
1212
1213@item --with-fpmath=@var{isa}
1214This options sets @option{-mfpmath=sse} by default and specifies the default
1215ISA for floating-point arithmetics. You can select either @samp{sse} which
1216enables @option{-msse2} or @samp{avx} which enables @option{-mavx} by default.
1217This option is only supported on i386 and x86-64 targets.
1218
1219@item --with-divide=@var{type}
1220Specify how the compiler should generate code for checking for
1221division by zero. This option is only supported on the MIPS target.
1222The possibilities for @var{type} are:
1223@table @code
1224@item traps
1225Division by zero checks use conditional traps (this is the default on
1226systems that support conditional traps).
1227@item breaks
1228Division by zero checks use the break instruction.
1229@end table
1230
1231@c If you make --with-llsc the default for additional targets,
1232@c update the --with-llsc description in the MIPS section below.
1233
1234@item --with-llsc
1235On MIPS targets, make @option{-mllsc} the default when no
1236@option{-mno-llsc} option is passed. This is the default for
1237Linux-based targets, as the kernel will emulate them if the ISA does
1238not provide them.
1239
1240@item --without-llsc
1241On MIPS targets, make @option{-mno-llsc} the default when no
1242@option{-mllsc} option is passed.
1243
1244@item --with-synci
1245On MIPS targets, make @option{-msynci} the default when no
1246@option{-mno-synci} option is passed.
1247
1248@item --without-synci
1249On MIPS targets, make @option{-mno-synci} the default when no
1250@option{-msynci} option is passed. This is the default.
1251
1252@item --with-mips-plt
1253On MIPS targets, make use of copy relocations and PLTs.
1254These features are extensions to the traditional
1255SVR4-based MIPS ABIs and require support from GNU binutils
1256and the runtime C library.
1257
1258@item --enable-__cxa_atexit
1259Define if you want to use __cxa_atexit, rather than atexit, to
1260register C++ destructors for local statics and global objects.
1261This is essential for fully standards-compliant handling of
1262destructors, but requires __cxa_atexit in libc. This option is currently
1263only available on systems with GNU libc. When enabled, this will cause
1264@option{-fuse-cxa-atexit} to be passed by default.
1265
1266@item --enable-gnu-indirect-function
1267Define if you want to enable the @code{ifunc} attribute. This option is
1268currently only available on systems with GNU libc on certain targets.
1269
1270@item --enable-target-optspace
1271Specify that target
1272libraries should be optimized for code space instead of code speed.
1273This is the default for the m32r platform.
1274
1275@item --with-cpp-install-dir=@var{dirname}
1276Specify that the user visible @command{cpp} program should be installed
1277in @file{@var{prefix}/@var{dirname}/cpp}, in addition to @var{bindir}.
1278
1279@item --enable-comdat
1280Enable COMDAT group support. This is primarily used to override the
1281automatically detected value.
1282
1283@item --enable-initfini-array
1284Force the use of sections @code{.init_array} and @code{.fini_array}
1285(instead of @code{.init} and @code{.fini}) for constructors and
1286destructors. Option @option{--disable-initfini-array} has the
1287opposite effect. If neither option is specified, the configure script
1288will try to guess whether the @code{.init_array} and
1289@code{.fini_array} sections are supported and, if they are, use them.
1290
1291@item --enable-maintainer-mode
1292The build rules that regenerate the Autoconf and Automake output files as
1293well as the GCC master message catalog @file{gcc.pot} are normally
1294disabled. This is because it can only be rebuilt if the complete source
1295tree is present. If you have changed the sources and want to rebuild the
1296catalog, configuring with @option{--enable-maintainer-mode} will enable
1297this. Note that you need a recent version of the @code{gettext} tools
1298to do so.
1299
1300@item --disable-bootstrap
1301For a native build, the default configuration is to perform
1302a 3-stage bootstrap of the compiler when @samp{make} is invoked,
1303testing that GCC can compile itself correctly. If you want to disable
1304this process, you can configure with @option{--disable-bootstrap}.
1305
1306@item --enable-bootstrap
1307In special cases, you may want to perform a 3-stage build
1308even if the target and host triplets are different.
1309This is possible when the host can run code compiled for
1310the target (e.g.@: host is i686-linux, target is i486-linux).
1311Starting from GCC 4.2, to do this you have to configure explicitly
1312with @option{--enable-bootstrap}.
1313
1314@item --enable-generated-files-in-srcdir
1315Neither the .c and .h files that are generated from Bison and flex nor the
1316info manuals and man pages that are built from the .texi files are present
1317in the SVN development tree. When building GCC from that development tree,
1318or from one of our snapshots, those generated files are placed in your
1319build directory, which allows for the source to be in a readonly
1320directory.
1321
1322If you configure with @option{--enable-generated-files-in-srcdir} then those
1323generated files will go into the source directory. This is mainly intended
1324for generating release or prerelease tarballs of the GCC sources, since it
1325is not a requirement that the users of source releases to have flex, Bison,
1326or makeinfo.
1327
1328@item --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs
1329Specify
1330that runtime libraries should be installed in the compiler specific
1331subdirectory (@file{@var{libdir}/gcc}) rather than the usual places. In
1332addition, @samp{libstdc++}'s include files will be installed into
1333@file{@var{libdir}} unless you overruled it by using
1334@option{--with-gxx-include-dir=@var{dirname}}. Using this option is
1335particularly useful if you intend to use several versions of GCC in
1336parallel. This is currently supported by @samp{libgfortran},
1337@samp{libjava}, @samp{libmudflap}, @samp{libstdc++}, and @samp{libobjc}.
1338
1339@item --enable-languages=@var{lang1},@var{lang2},@dots{}
1340Specify that only a particular subset of compilers and
1341their runtime libraries should be built. For a list of valid values for
1342@var{langN} you can issue the following command in the
1343@file{gcc} directory of your GCC source tree:@*
1344@smallexample
1345grep language= */config-lang.in
1346@end smallexample
1347Currently, you can use any of the following:
1348@code{all}, @code{ada}, @code{c}, @code{c++}, @code{fortran},
1349@code{go}, @code{java}, @code{objc}, @code{obj-c++}.
1350Building the Ada compiler has special requirements, see below.
1351If you do not pass this flag, or specify the option @code{all}, then all
1352default languages available in the @file{gcc} sub-tree will be configured.
1353Ada, Go and Objective-C++ are not default languages; the rest are.
1354
1355@item --enable-stage1-languages=@var{lang1},@var{lang2},@dots{}
1356Specify that a particular subset of compilers and their runtime
1357libraries should be built with the system C compiler during stage 1 of
1358the bootstrap process, rather than only in later stages with the
1359bootstrapped C compiler. The list of valid values is the same as for
1360@option{--enable-languages}, and the option @code{all} will select all
1361of the languages enabled by @option{--enable-languages}. This option is
1362primarily useful for GCC development; for instance, when a development
1363version of the compiler cannot bootstrap due to compiler bugs, or when
1364one is debugging front ends other than the C front end. When this
1365option is used, one can then build the target libraries for the
1366specified languages with the stage-1 compiler by using @command{make
1367stage1-bubble all-target}, or run the testsuite on the stage-1 compiler
1368for the specified languages using @command{make stage1-start check-gcc}.
1369
1370@item --disable-libada
1371Specify that the run-time libraries and tools used by GNAT should not
1372be built. This can be useful for debugging, or for compatibility with
1373previous Ada build procedures, when it was required to explicitly
1374do a @samp{make -C gcc gnatlib_and_tools}.
1375
1376@item --disable-libssp
1377Specify that the run-time libraries for stack smashing protection
1378should not be built.
1379
1380@item --disable-libquadmath
1381Specify that the GCC quad-precision math library should not be built.
1382On some systems, the library is required to be linkable when building
1383the Fortran front end, unless @option{--disable-libquadmath-support}
1384is used.
1385
1386@item --disable-libquadmath-support
1387Specify that the Fortran front end and @code{libgfortran} do not add
1388support for @code{libquadmath} on systems supporting it.
1389
1390@item --disable-libgomp
1391Specify that the run-time libraries used by GOMP should not be built.
1392
1393@item --with-dwarf2
1394Specify that the compiler should
1395use DWARF 2 debugging information as the default.
1396
1397@item --enable-targets=all
1398@itemx --enable-targets=@var{target_list}
1399Some GCC targets, e.g.@: powerpc64-linux, build bi-arch compilers.
1400These are compilers that are able to generate either 64-bit or 32-bit
1401code. Typically, the corresponding 32-bit target, e.g.@:
1402powerpc-linux for powerpc64-linux, only generates 32-bit code. This
1403option enables the 32-bit target to be a bi-arch compiler, which is
1404useful when you want a bi-arch compiler that defaults to 32-bit, and
1405you are building a bi-arch or multi-arch binutils in a combined tree.
1406On mips-linux, this will build a tri-arch compiler (ABI o32/n32/64),
1407defaulted to o32.
1408Currently, this option only affects sparc-linux, powerpc-linux, x86-linux,
1409mips-linux and s390-linux.
1410
1411@item --enable-secureplt
1412This option enables @option{-msecure-plt} by default for powerpc-linux.
1413@ifnothtml
1414@xref{RS/6000 and PowerPC Options,, RS/6000 and PowerPC Options, gcc,
1415Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)},
1416@end ifnothtml
1417@ifhtml
1418See ``RS/6000 and PowerPC Options'' in the main manual
1419@end ifhtml
1420
1421@item --enable-cld
1422This option enables @option{-mcld} by default for 32-bit x86 targets.
1423@ifnothtml
1424@xref{i386 and x86-64 Options,, i386 and x86-64 Options, gcc,
1425Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)},
1426@end ifnothtml
1427@ifhtml
1428See ``i386 and x86-64 Options'' in the main manual
1429@end ifhtml
1430
1431@item --enable-win32-registry
1432@itemx --enable-win32-registry=@var{key}
1433@itemx --disable-win32-registry
1434The @option{--enable-win32-registry} option enables Microsoft Windows-hosted GCC
1435to look up installations paths in the registry using the following key:
1436
1437@smallexample
1438@code{HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Free Software Foundation\@var{key}}
1439@end smallexample
1440
1441@var{key} defaults to GCC version number, and can be overridden by the
1442@option{--enable-win32-registry=@var{key}} option. Vendors and distributors
1443who use custom installers are encouraged to provide a different key,
1444perhaps one comprised of vendor name and GCC version number, to
1445avoid conflict with existing installations. This feature is enabled
1446by default, and can be disabled by @option{--disable-win32-registry}
1447option. This option has no effect on the other hosts.
1448
1449@item --nfp
1450Specify that the machine does not have a floating point unit. This
1451option only applies to @samp{m68k-sun-sunos@var{n}}. On any other
1452system, @option{--nfp} has no effect.
1453
1454@item --enable-werror
1455@itemx --disable-werror
1456@itemx --enable-werror=yes
1457@itemx --enable-werror=no
1458When you specify this option, it controls whether certain files in the
1459compiler are built with @option{-Werror} in bootstrap stage2 and later.
1460If you don't specify it, @option{-Werror} is turned on for the main
1461development trunk. However it defaults to off for release branches and
1462final releases. The specific files which get @option{-Werror} are
1463controlled by the Makefiles.
1464
1465@item --enable-checking
1466@itemx --enable-checking=@var{list}
1467When you specify this option, the compiler is built to perform internal
1468consistency checks of the requested complexity. This does not change the
1469generated code, but adds error checking within the compiler. This will
1470slow down the compiler and may only work properly if you are building
1471the compiler with GCC@. This is @samp{yes} by default when building
1472from SVN or snapshots, but @samp{release} for releases. The default
1473for building the stage1 compiler is @samp{yes}. More control
1474over the checks may be had by specifying @var{list}. The categories of
1475checks available are @samp{yes} (most common checks
1476@samp{assert,misc,tree,gc,rtlflag,runtime}), @samp{no} (no checks at
1477all), @samp{all} (all but @samp{valgrind}), @samp{release} (cheapest
1478checks @samp{assert,runtime}) or @samp{none} (same as @samp{no}).
1479Individual checks can be enabled with these flags @samp{assert},
1480@samp{df}, @samp{fold}, @samp{gc}, @samp{gcac} @samp{misc}, @samp{rtl},
1481@samp{rtlflag}, @samp{runtime}, @samp{tree}, and @samp{valgrind}.
1482
1483The @samp{valgrind} check requires the external @command{valgrind}
1484simulator, available from @uref{http://valgrind.org/}. The
1485@samp{df}, @samp{rtl}, @samp{gcac} and @samp{valgrind} checks are very expensive.
1486To disable all checking, @samp{--disable-checking} or
1487@samp{--enable-checking=none} must be explicitly requested. Disabling
1488assertions will make the compiler and runtime slightly faster but
1489increase the risk of undetected internal errors causing wrong code to be
1490generated.
1491
1492@item --disable-stage1-checking
1493@itemx --enable-stage1-checking
1494@itemx --enable-stage1-checking=@var{list}
1495If no @option{--enable-checking} option is specified the stage1
1496compiler will be built with @samp{yes} checking enabled, otherwise
1497the stage1 checking flags are the same as specified by
1498@option{--enable-checking}. To build the stage1 compiler with
1499different checking options use @option{--enable-stage1-checking}.
1500The list of checking options is the same as for @option{--enable-checking}.
1501If your system is too slow or too small to bootstrap a released compiler
1502with checking for stage1 enabled, you can use @samp{--disable-stage1-checking}
1503to disable checking for the stage1 compiler.
1504
1505@item --enable-coverage
1506@itemx --enable-coverage=@var{level}
1507With this option, the compiler is built to collect self coverage
1508information, every time it is run. This is for internal development
1509purposes, and only works when the compiler is being built with gcc. The
1510@var{level} argument controls whether the compiler is built optimized or
1511not, values are @samp{opt} and @samp{noopt}. For coverage analysis you
1512want to disable optimization, for performance analysis you want to
1513enable optimization. When coverage is enabled, the default level is
1514without optimization.
1515
1516@item --enable-gather-detailed-mem-stats
1517When this option is specified more detailed information on memory
1518allocation is gathered. This information is printed when using
1519@option{-fmem-report}.
1520
1521@item --with-gc
1522@itemx --with-gc=@var{choice}
1523With this option you can specify the garbage collector implementation
1524used during the compilation process. @var{choice} can be one of
1525@samp{page} and @samp{zone}, where @samp{page} is the default.
1526
1527@item --enable-nls
1528@itemx --disable-nls
1529The @option{--enable-nls} option enables Native Language Support (NLS),
1530which lets GCC output diagnostics in languages other than American
1531English. Native Language Support is enabled by default if not doing a
1532canadian cross build. The @option{--disable-nls} option disables NLS@.
1533
1534@item --with-included-gettext
1535If NLS is enabled, the @option{--with-included-gettext} option causes the build
1536procedure to prefer its copy of GNU @command{gettext}.
1537
1538@item --with-catgets
1539If NLS is enabled, and if the host lacks @code{gettext} but has the
1540inferior @code{catgets} interface, the GCC build procedure normally
1541ignores @code{catgets} and instead uses GCC's copy of the GNU
1542@code{gettext} library. The @option{--with-catgets} option causes the
1543build procedure to use the host's @code{catgets} in this situation.
1544
1545@item --with-libiconv-prefix=@var{dir}
1546Search for libiconv header files in @file{@var{dir}/include} and
1547libiconv library files in @file{@var{dir}/lib}.
1548
1549@item --enable-obsolete
1550Enable configuration for an obsoleted system. If you attempt to
1551configure GCC for a system (build, host, or target) which has been
1552obsoleted, and you do not specify this flag, configure will halt with an
1553error message.
1554
1555All support for systems which have been obsoleted in one release of GCC
1556is removed entirely in the next major release, unless someone steps
1557forward to maintain the port.
1558
1559@item --enable-decimal-float
1560@itemx --enable-decimal-float=yes
1561@itemx --enable-decimal-float=no
1562@itemx --enable-decimal-float=bid
1563@itemx --enable-decimal-float=dpd
1564@itemx --disable-decimal-float
1565Enable (or disable) support for the C decimal floating point extension
1566that is in the IEEE 754-2008 standard. This is enabled by default only
1567on PowerPC, i386, and x86_64 GNU/Linux systems. Other systems may also
1568support it, but require the user to specifically enable it. You can
1569optionally control which decimal floating point format is used (either
1570@samp{bid} or @samp{dpd}). The @samp{bid} (binary integer decimal)
1571format is default on i386 and x86_64 systems, and the @samp{dpd}
1572(densely packed decimal) format is default on PowerPC systems.
1573
1574@item --enable-fixed-point
1575@itemx --disable-fixed-point
1576Enable (or disable) support for C fixed-point arithmetic.
1577This option is enabled by default for some targets (such as MIPS) which
1578have hardware-support for fixed-point operations. On other targets, you
1579may enable this option manually.
1580
1581@item --with-long-double-128
1582Specify if @code{long double} type should be 128-bit by default on selected
1583GNU/Linux architectures. If using @code{--without-long-double-128},
1584@code{long double} will be by default 64-bit, the same as @code{double} type.
1585When neither of these configure options are used, the default will be
1586128-bit @code{long double} when built against GNU C Library 2.4 and later,
158764-bit @code{long double} otherwise.
1588
1589@item --with-gmp=@var{pathname}
1590@itemx --with-gmp-include=@var{pathname}
1591@itemx --with-gmp-lib=@var{pathname}
1592@itemx --with-mpfr=@var{pathname}
1593@itemx --with-mpfr-include=@var{pathname}
1594@itemx --with-mpfr-lib=@var{pathname}
1595@itemx --with-mpc=@var{pathname}
1596@itemx --with-mpc-include=@var{pathname}
1597@itemx --with-mpc-lib=@var{pathname}
1598If you want to build GCC but do not have the GMP library, the MPFR
1599library and/or the MPC library installed in a standard location and
1600do not have their sources present in the GCC source tree then you
1601can explicitly specify the directory where they are installed
1602(@samp{--with-gmp=@var{gmpinstalldir}},
1603@samp{--with-mpfr=@/@var{mpfrinstalldir}},
1604@samp{--with-mpc=@/@var{mpcinstalldir}}). The
1605@option{--with-gmp=@/@var{gmpinstalldir}} option is shorthand for
1606@option{--with-gmp-lib=@/@var{gmpinstalldir}/lib} and
1607@option{--with-gmp-include=@/@var{gmpinstalldir}/include}. Likewise the
1608@option{--with-mpfr=@/@var{mpfrinstalldir}} option is shorthand for
1609@option{--with-mpfr-lib=@/@var{mpfrinstalldir}/lib} and
1610@option{--with-mpfr-include=@/@var{mpfrinstalldir}/include}, also the
1611@option{--with-mpc=@/@var{mpcinstalldir}} option is shorthand for
1612@option{--with-mpc-lib=@/@var{mpcinstalldir}/lib} and
1613@option{--with-mpc-include=@/@var{mpcinstalldir}/include}. If these
1614shorthand assumptions are not correct, you can use the explicit
1615include and lib options directly. You might also need to ensure the
1616shared libraries can be found by the dynamic linker when building and
1617using GCC, for example by setting the runtime shared library path
1618variable (@env{LD_LIBRARY_PATH} on GNU/Linux and Solaris systems).
1619
1620These flags are applicable to the host platform only. When building
1621a cross compiler, they will not be used to configure target libraries.
1622
1623@item --with-ppl=@var{pathname}
1624@itemx --with-ppl-include=@var{pathname}
1625@itemx --with-ppl-lib=@var{pathname}
1626@itemx --with-cloog=@var{pathname}
1627@itemx --with-cloog-include=@var{pathname}
1628@itemx --with-cloog-lib=@var{pathname}
1629If you do not have ISL and the CLooG
1630libraries installed in a standard location and you want to build GCC,
1631you can explicitly specify the directory where they are installed
1632(@samp{--with-isl=@/@var{islinstalldir}},
1633@samp{--with-cloog=@/@var{clooginstalldir}}). The
1634@option{--with-isl=@/@var{islinstalldir}} option is shorthand for
1635@option{--with-isl-lib=@/@var{islinstalldir}/lib} and
1636@option{--with-isl-include=@/@var{islinstalldir}/include}. Likewise the
1637@option{--with-cloog=@/@var{clooginstalldir}} option is shorthand for
1638@option{--with-cloog-lib=@/@var{clooginstalldir}/lib} and
1639@option{--with-cloog-include=@/@var{clooginstalldir}/include}. If these
1640shorthand assumptions are not correct, you can use the explicit
1641include and lib options directly.
1642
1643These flags are applicable to the host platform only. When building
1644a cross compiler, they will not be used to configure target libraries.
1645
1646@item --with-host-libstdcxx=@var{linker-args}
1647If you are linking with a static copy of PPL, you can use this option
1648to specify how the linker should find the standard C++ library used
1649internally by PPL. Typical values of @var{linker-args} might be
1650@samp{-lstdc++} or @samp{-Wl,-Bstatic,-lstdc++,-Bdynamic -lm}. If you are
1651linking with a shared copy of PPL, you probably do not need this
1652option; shared library dependencies will cause the linker to search
1653for the standard C++ library automatically.
1654
1655@item --with-stage1-ldflags=@var{flags}
1656This option may be used to set linker flags to be used when linking
1657stage 1 of GCC. These are also used when linking GCC if configured with
1658@option{--disable-bootstrap}. By default no special flags are used.
1659
1660@item --with-stage1-libs=@var{libs}
1661This option may be used to set libraries to be used when linking stage 1
1662of GCC. These are also used when linking GCC if configured with
1663@option{--disable-bootstrap}. The default is the argument to
1664@option{--with-host-libstdcxx}, if specified.
1665
1666@item --with-boot-ldflags=@var{flags}
1667This option may be used to set linker flags to be used when linking
1668stage 2 and later when bootstrapping GCC. If neither --with-boot-libs
1669nor --with-host-libstdcxx is set to a value, then the default is
1670@samp{-static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc}.
1671
1672@item --with-boot-libs=@var{libs}
1673This option may be used to set libraries to be used when linking stage 2
1674and later when bootstrapping GCC. The default is the argument to
1675@option{--with-host-libstdcxx}, if specified.
1676
1677@item --with-debug-prefix-map=@var{map}
1678Convert source directory names using @option{-fdebug-prefix-map} when
1679building runtime libraries. @samp{@var{map}} is a space-separated
1680list of maps of the form @samp{@var{old}=@var{new}}.
1681
1682@item --enable-linker-build-id
1683Tells GCC to pass @option{--build-id} option to the linker for all final
1684links (links performed without the @option{-r} or @option{--relocatable}
1685option), if the linker supports it. If you specify
1686@option{--enable-linker-build-id}, but your linker does not
1687support @option{--build-id} option, a warning is issued and the
1688@option{--enable-linker-build-id} option is ignored. The default is off.
1689
1690@item --with-linker-hash-style=@var{choice}
1691Tells GCC to pass @option{--hash-style=@var{choice}} option to the
1692linker for all final links. @var{choice} can be one of
1693@samp{sysv}, @samp{gnu}, and @samp{both} where @samp{sysv} is the default.
1694
1695@item --enable-gnu-unique-object
1696@itemx --disable-gnu-unique-object
1697Tells GCC to use the gnu_unique_object relocation for C++ template
1698static data members and inline function local statics. Enabled by
1699default for a native toolchain with an assembler that accepts it and
1700GLIBC 2.11 or above, otherwise disabled.
1701
1702@item --enable-lto
1703@itemx --disable-lto
1704Enable support for link-time optimization (LTO). This is enabled by
1705default, and may be disabled using @option{--disable-lto}.
1706
1707@item --with-plugin-ld=@var{pathname}
1708Enable an alternate linker to be used at link-time optimization (LTO)
1709link time when @option{-fuse-linker-plugin} is enabled.
1710This linker should have plugin support such as gold starting with
1711version 2.20 or GNU ld starting with version 2.21.
1712See @option{-fuse-linker-plugin} for details.
1713@end table
1714
1715@subheading Cross-Compiler-Specific Options
1716The following options only apply to building cross compilers.
1717
1718@table @code
1719@item --with-sysroot
1720@itemx --with-sysroot=@var{dir}
1721Tells GCC to consider @var{dir} as the root of a tree that contains
1722(a subset of) the root filesystem of the target operating system.
1723Target system headers, libraries and run-time object files will be
1724searched for in there. More specifically, this acts as if
1725@option{--sysroot=@var{dir}} was added to the default options of the built
1726compiler. The specified directory is not copied into the
1727install tree, unlike the options @option{--with-headers} and
1728@option{--with-libs} that this option obsoletes. The default value,
1729in case @option{--with-sysroot} is not given an argument, is
1730@option{$@{gcc_tooldir@}/sys-root}. If the specified directory is a
1731subdirectory of @option{$@{exec_prefix@}}, then it will be found relative to
1732the GCC binaries if the installation tree is moved.
1733
1734This option affects the system root for the compiler used to build
1735target libraries (which runs on the build system) and the compiler newly
1736installed with @code{make install}; it does not affect the compiler which is
1737used to build GCC itself.
1738
1739If you specify the @option{--with-native-system-header-dir=@var{dirname}}
1740option then the compiler will search that directory within @var{dirname} for
1741native system headers rather than the default @file{/usr/include}.
1742
1743@item --with-build-sysroot
1744@itemx --with-build-sysroot=@var{dir}
1745Tells GCC to consider @var{dir} as the system root (see
1746@option{--with-sysroot}) while building target libraries, instead of
1747the directory specified with @option{--with-sysroot}. This option is
1748only useful when you are already using @option{--with-sysroot}. You
1749can use @option{--with-build-sysroot} when you are configuring with
1750@option{--prefix} set to a directory that is different from the one in
1751which you are installing GCC and your target libraries.
1752
1753This option affects the system root for the compiler used to build
1754target libraries (which runs on the build system); it does not affect
1755the compiler which is used to build GCC itself.
1756
1757If you specify the @option{--with-native-system-header-dir=@var{dirname}}
1758option then the compiler will search that directory within @var{dirname} for
1759native system headers rather than the default @file{/usr/include}.
1760
1761@item --with-headers
1762@itemx --with-headers=@var{dir}
1763Deprecated in favor of @option{--with-sysroot}.
1764Specifies that target headers are available when building a cross compiler.
1765The @var{dir} argument specifies a directory which has the target include
1766files. These include files will be copied into the @file{gcc} install
1767directory. @emph{This option with the @var{dir} argument is required} when
1768building a cross compiler, if @file{@var{prefix}/@var{target}/sys-include}
1769doesn't pre-exist. If @file{@var{prefix}/@var{target}/sys-include} does
1770pre-exist, the @var{dir} argument may be omitted. @command{fixincludes}
1771will be run on these files to make them compatible with GCC@.
1772
1773@item --without-headers
1774Tells GCC not use any target headers from a libc when building a cross
1775compiler. When crossing to GNU/Linux, you need the headers so GCC
1776can build the exception handling for libgcc.
1777
1778@item --with-libs
1779@itemx --with-libs="@var{dir1} @var{dir2} @dots{} @var{dirN}"
1780Deprecated in favor of @option{--with-sysroot}.
1781Specifies a list of directories which contain the target runtime
1782libraries. These libraries will be copied into the @file{gcc} install
1783directory. If the directory list is omitted, this option has no
1784effect.
1785
1786@item --with-newlib
1787Specifies that @samp{newlib} is
1788being used as the target C library. This causes @code{__eprintf} to be
1789omitted from @file{libgcc.a} on the assumption that it will be provided by
1790@samp{newlib}.
1791
1792@item --with-build-time-tools=@var{dir}
1793Specifies where to find the set of target tools (assembler, linker, etc.)
1794that will be used while building GCC itself. This option can be useful
1795if the directory layouts are different between the system you are building
1796GCC on, and the system where you will deploy it.
1797
1798For example, on an @samp{ia64-hp-hpux} system, you may have the GNU
1799assembler and linker in @file{/usr/bin}, and the native tools in a
1800different path, and build a toolchain that expects to find the
1801native tools in @file{/usr/bin}.
1802
1803When you use this option, you should ensure that @var{dir} includes
1804@command{ar}, @command{as}, @command{ld}, @command{nm},
1805@command{ranlib} and @command{strip} if necessary, and possibly
1806@command{objdump}. Otherwise, GCC may use an inconsistent set of
1807tools.
1808@end table
1809
1810@subheading Java-Specific Options
1811
1812The following option applies to the build of the Java front end.
1813
1814@table @code
1815@item --disable-libgcj
1816Specify that the run-time libraries
1817used by GCJ should not be built. This is useful in case you intend
1818to use GCJ with some other run-time, or you're going to install it
1819separately, or it just happens not to build on your particular
1820machine. In general, if the Java front end is enabled, the GCJ
1821libraries will be enabled too, unless they're known to not work on
1822the target platform. If GCJ is enabled but @samp{libgcj} isn't built, you
1823may need to port it; in this case, before modifying the top-level
1824@file{configure.in} so that @samp{libgcj} is enabled by default on this platform,
1825you may use @option{--enable-libgcj} to override the default.
1826
1827@end table
1828
1829The following options apply to building @samp{libgcj}.
1830
1831@subsubheading General Options
1832
1833@table @code
1834@item --enable-java-maintainer-mode
1835By default the @samp{libjava} build will not attempt to compile the
1836@file{.java} source files to @file{.class}. Instead, it will use the
1837@file{.class} files from the source tree. If you use this option you
1838must have executables named @command{ecj1} and @command{gjavah} in your path
1839for use by the build. You must use this option if you intend to
1840modify any @file{.java} files in @file{libjava}.
1841
1842@item --with-java-home=@var{dirname}
1843This @samp{libjava} option overrides the default value of the
1844@samp{java.home} system property. It is also used to set
1845@samp{sun.boot.class.path} to @file{@var{dirname}/lib/rt.jar}. By
1846default @samp{java.home} is set to @file{@var{prefix}} and
1847@samp{sun.boot.class.path} to
1848@file{@var{datadir}/java/libgcj-@var{version}.jar}.
1849
1850@item --with-ecj-jar=@var{filename}
1851This option can be used to specify the location of an external jar
1852file containing the Eclipse Java compiler. A specially modified
1853version of this compiler is used by @command{gcj} to parse
1854@file{.java} source files. If this option is given, the
1855@samp{libjava} build will create and install an @file{ecj1} executable
1856which uses this jar file at runtime.
1857
1858If this option is not given, but an @file{ecj.jar} file is found in
1859the topmost source tree at configure time, then the @samp{libgcj}
1860build will create and install @file{ecj1}, and will also install the
1861discovered @file{ecj.jar} into a suitable place in the install tree.
1862
1863If @file{ecj1} is not installed, then the user will have to supply one
1864on his path in order for @command{gcj} to properly parse @file{.java}
1865source files. A suitable jar is available from
1866@uref{ftp://sourceware.org/pub/java/}.
1867
1868@item --disable-getenv-properties
1869Don't set system properties from @env{GCJ_PROPERTIES}.
1870
1871@item --enable-hash-synchronization
1872Use a global hash table for monitor locks. Ordinarily,
1873@samp{libgcj}'s @samp{configure} script automatically makes
1874the correct choice for this option for your platform. Only use
1875this if you know you need the library to be configured differently.
1876
1877@item --enable-interpreter
1878Enable the Java interpreter. The interpreter is automatically
1879enabled by default on all platforms that support it. This option
1880is really only useful if you want to disable the interpreter
1881(using @option{--disable-interpreter}).
1882
1883@item --disable-java-net
1884Disable java.net. This disables the native part of java.net only,
1885using non-functional stubs for native method implementations.
1886
1887@item --disable-jvmpi
1888Disable JVMPI support.
1889
1890@item --disable-libgcj-bc
1891Disable BC ABI compilation of certain parts of libgcj. By default,
1892some portions of libgcj are compiled with @option{-findirect-dispatch}
1893and @option{-fno-indirect-classes}, allowing them to be overridden at
1894run-time.
1895
1896If @option{--disable-libgcj-bc} is specified, libgcj is built without
1897these options. This allows the compile-time linker to resolve
1898dependencies when statically linking to libgcj. However it makes it
1899impossible to override the affected portions of libgcj at run-time.
1900
1901@item --enable-reduced-reflection
1902Build most of libgcj with @option{-freduced-reflection}. This reduces
1903the size of libgcj at the expense of not being able to do accurate
1904reflection on the classes it contains. This option is safe if you
1905know that code using libgcj will never use reflection on the standard
1906runtime classes in libgcj (including using serialization, RMI or CORBA).
1907
1908@item --with-ecos
1909Enable runtime eCos target support.
1910
1911@item --without-libffi
1912Don't use @samp{libffi}. This will disable the interpreter and JNI
1913support as well, as these require @samp{libffi} to work.
1914
1915@item --enable-libgcj-debug
1916Enable runtime debugging code.
1917
1918@item --enable-libgcj-multifile
1919If specified, causes all @file{.java} source files to be
1920compiled into @file{.class} files in one invocation of
1921@samp{gcj}. This can speed up build time, but is more
1922resource-intensive. If this option is unspecified or
1923disabled, @samp{gcj} is invoked once for each @file{.java}
1924file to compile into a @file{.class} file.
1925
1926@item --with-libiconv-prefix=DIR
1927Search for libiconv in @file{DIR/include} and @file{DIR/lib}.
1928
1929@item --enable-sjlj-exceptions
1930Force use of the @code{setjmp}/@code{longjmp}-based scheme for exceptions.
1931@samp{configure} ordinarily picks the correct value based on the platform.
1932Only use this option if you are sure you need a different setting.
1933
1934@item --with-system-zlib
1935Use installed @samp{zlib} rather than that included with GCC@.
1936
1937@item --with-win32-nlsapi=ansi, unicows or unicode
1938Indicates how MinGW @samp{libgcj} translates between UNICODE
1939characters and the Win32 API@.
1940
1941@item --enable-java-home
1942If enabled, this creates a JPackage compatible SDK environment during install.
1943Note that if --enable-java-home is used, --with-arch-directory=ARCH must also
1944be specified.
1945
1946@item --with-arch-directory=ARCH
1947Specifies the name to use for the @file{jre/lib/ARCH} directory in the SDK
1948environment created when --enable-java-home is passed. Typical names for this
1949directory include i386, amd64, ia64, etc.
1950
1951@item --with-os-directory=DIR
1952Specifies the OS directory for the SDK include directory. This is set to auto
1953detect, and is typically 'linux'.
1954
1955@item --with-origin-name=NAME
1956Specifies the JPackage origin name. This defaults to the 'gcj' in
1957java-1.5.0-gcj.
1958
1959@item --with-arch-suffix=SUFFIX
1960Specifies the suffix for the sdk directory. Defaults to the empty string.
1961Examples include '.x86_64' in 'java-1.5.0-gcj-1.5.0.0.x86_64'.
1962
1963@item --with-jvm-root-dir=DIR
1964Specifies where to install the SDK. Default is $(prefix)/lib/jvm.
1965
1966@item --with-jvm-jar-dir=DIR
1967Specifies where to install jars. Default is $(prefix)/lib/jvm-exports.
1968
1969@item --with-python-dir=DIR
1970Specifies where to install the Python modules used for aot-compile. DIR should
1971not include the prefix used in installation. For example, if the Python modules
1972are to be installed in /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages, then
1973--with-python-dir=/lib/python2.5/site-packages should be passed. If this is
1974not specified, then the Python modules are installed in $(prefix)/share/python.
1975
1976@item --enable-aot-compile-rpm
1977Adds aot-compile-rpm to the list of installed scripts.
1978
1979@item --enable-browser-plugin
1980Build the gcjwebplugin web browser plugin.
1981
1982@item --enable-static-libjava
1983Build static libraries in libjava. The default is to only build shared
1984libraries.
1985
1986@table @code
1987@item ansi
1988Use the single-byte @code{char} and the Win32 A functions natively,
1989translating to and from UNICODE when using these functions. If
1990unspecified, this is the default.
1991
1992@item unicows
1993Use the @code{WCHAR} and Win32 W functions natively. Adds
1994@code{-lunicows} to @file{libgcj.spec} to link with @samp{libunicows}.
1995@file{unicows.dll} needs to be deployed on Microsoft Windows 9X machines
1996running built executables. @file{libunicows.a}, an open-source
1997import library around Microsoft's @code{unicows.dll}, is obtained from
1998@uref{http://libunicows.sourceforge.net/}, which also gives details
1999on getting @file{unicows.dll} from Microsoft.
2000
2001@item unicode
2002Use the @code{WCHAR} and Win32 W functions natively. Does @emph{not}
2003add @code{-lunicows} to @file{libgcj.spec}. The built executables will
2004only run on Microsoft Windows NT and above.
2005@end table
2006@end table
2007
2008@subsubheading AWT-Specific Options
2009
2010@table @code
2011@item --with-x
2012Use the X Window System.
2013
2014@item --enable-java-awt=PEER(S)
2015Specifies the AWT peer library or libraries to build alongside
2016@samp{libgcj}. If this option is unspecified or disabled, AWT
2017will be non-functional. Current valid values are @option{gtk} and
2018@option{xlib}. Multiple libraries should be separated by a
2019comma (i.e.@: @option{--enable-java-awt=gtk,xlib}).
2020
2021@item --enable-gtk-cairo
2022Build the cairo Graphics2D implementation on GTK@.
2023
2024@item --enable-java-gc=TYPE
2025Choose garbage collector. Defaults to @option{boehm} if unspecified.
2026
2027@item --disable-gtktest
2028Do not try to compile and run a test GTK+ program.
2029
2030@item --disable-glibtest
2031Do not try to compile and run a test GLIB program.
2032
2033@item --with-libart-prefix=PFX
2034Prefix where libart is installed (optional).
2035
2036@item --with-libart-exec-prefix=PFX
2037Exec prefix where libart is installed (optional).
2038
2039@item --disable-libarttest
2040Do not try to compile and run a test libart program.
2041
2042@end table
2043
2044@subsubheading Overriding @command{configure} test results
2045
2046Sometimes, it might be necessary to override the result of some
2047@command{configure} test, for example in order to ease porting to a new
2048system or work around a bug in a test. The toplevel @command{configure}
2049script provides three variables for this:
2050
2051@table @code
2052
2053@item build_configargs
2054@cindex @code{build_configargs}
2055The contents of this variable is passed to all build @command{configure}
2056scripts.
2057
2058@item host_configargs
2059@cindex @code{host_configargs}
2060The contents of this variable is passed to all host @command{configure}
2061scripts.
2062
2063@item target_configargs
2064@cindex @code{target_configargs}
2065The contents of this variable is passed to all target @command{configure}
2066scripts.
2067
2068@end table
2069
2070In order to avoid shell and @command{make} quoting issues for complex
2071overrides, you can pass a setting for @env{CONFIG_SITE} and set
2072variables in the site file.
2073
2074@html
2075<hr />
2076<p>
2077@end html
2078@ifhtml
2079@uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
2080@end ifhtml
2081@end ifset
2082
2083@c ***Building****************************************************************
2084@ifnothtml
2085@comment node-name, next, previous, up
2086@node Building, Testing, Configuration, Installing GCC
2087@end ifnothtml
2088@ifset buildhtml
2089@ifnothtml
2090@chapter Building
2091@end ifnothtml
2092@cindex Installing GCC: Building
2093
2094Now that GCC is configured, you are ready to build the compiler and
2095runtime libraries.
2096
2097Some commands executed when making the compiler may fail (return a
2098nonzero status) and be ignored by @command{make}. These failures, which
2099are often due to files that were not found, are expected, and can safely
2100be ignored.
2101
2102It is normal to have compiler warnings when compiling certain files.
2103Unless you are a GCC developer, you can generally ignore these warnings
2104unless they cause compilation to fail. Developers should attempt to fix
2105any warnings encountered, however they can temporarily continue past
2106warnings-as-errors by specifying the configure flag
2107@option{--disable-werror}.
2108
2109On certain old systems, defining certain environment variables such as
2110@env{CC} can interfere with the functioning of @command{make}.
2111
2112If you encounter seemingly strange errors when trying to build the
2113compiler in a directory other than the source directory, it could be
2114because you have previously configured the compiler in the source
2115directory. Make sure you have done all the necessary preparations.
2116
2117If you build GCC on a BSD system using a directory stored in an old System
2118V file system, problems may occur in running @command{fixincludes} if the
2119System V file system doesn't support symbolic links. These problems
2120result in a failure to fix the declaration of @code{size_t} in
2121@file{sys/types.h}. If you find that @code{size_t} is a signed type and
2122that type mismatches occur, this could be the cause.
2123
2124The solution is not to use such a directory for building GCC@.
2125
2126Similarly, when building from SVN or snapshots, or if you modify
2127@file{*.l} files, you need the Flex lexical analyzer generator
2128installed. If you do not modify @file{*.l} files, releases contain
2129the Flex-generated files and you do not need Flex installed to build
2130them. There is still one Flex-based lexical analyzer (part of the
2131build machinery, not of GCC itself) that is used even if you only
2132build the C front end.
2133
2134When building from SVN or snapshots, or if you modify Texinfo
2135documentation, you need version 4.7 or later of Texinfo installed if you
2136want Info documentation to be regenerated. Releases contain Info
2137documentation pre-built for the unmodified documentation in the release.
2138
2139@section Building a native compiler
2140
2141For a native build, the default configuration is to perform
2142a 3-stage bootstrap of the compiler when @samp{make} is invoked.
2143This will build the entire GCC system and ensure that it compiles
2144itself correctly. It can be disabled with the @option{--disable-bootstrap}
2145parameter to @samp{configure}, but bootstrapping is suggested because
2146the compiler will be tested more completely and could also have
2147better performance.
2148
2149The bootstrapping process will complete the following steps:
2150
2151@itemize @bullet
2152@item
2153Build tools necessary to build the compiler.
2154
2155@item
2156Perform a 3-stage bootstrap of the compiler. This includes building
2157three times the target tools for use by the compiler such as binutils
2158(bfd, binutils, gas, gprof, ld, and opcodes) if they have been
2159individually linked or moved into the top level GCC source tree before
2160configuring.
2161
2162@item
2163Perform a comparison test of the stage2 and stage3 compilers.
2164
2165@item
2166Build runtime libraries using the stage3 compiler from the previous step.
2167
2168@end itemize
2169
2170If you are short on disk space you might consider @samp{make
2171bootstrap-lean} instead. The sequence of compilation is the
2172same described above, but object files from the stage1 and
2173stage2 of the 3-stage bootstrap of the compiler are deleted as
2174soon as they are no longer needed.
2175
2176If you wish to use non-default GCC flags when compiling the stage2
2177and stage3 compilers, set @code{BOOT_CFLAGS} on the command line when
2178doing @samp{make}. For example, if you want to save additional space
2179during the bootstrap and in the final installation as well, you can
2180build the compiler binaries without debugging information as in the
2181following example. This will save roughly 40% of disk space both for
2182the bootstrap and the final installation. (Libraries will still contain
2183debugging information.)
2184
2185@smallexample
2186make BOOT_CFLAGS='-O' bootstrap
2187@end smallexample
2188
2189You can place non-default optimization flags into @code{BOOT_CFLAGS}; they
2190are less well tested here than the default of @samp{-g -O2}, but should
2191still work. In a few cases, you may find that you need to specify special
2192flags such as @option{-msoft-float} here to complete the bootstrap; or,
2193if the native compiler miscompiles the stage1 compiler, you may need
2194to work around this, by choosing @code{BOOT_CFLAGS} to avoid the parts
2195of the stage1 compiler that were miscompiled, or by using @samp{make
2196bootstrap4} to increase the number of stages of bootstrap.
2197
2198@code{BOOT_CFLAGS} does not apply to bootstrapped target libraries.
2199Since these are always compiled with the compiler currently being
2200bootstrapped, you can use @code{CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET} to modify their
2201compilation flags, as for non-bootstrapped target libraries.
2202Again, if the native compiler miscompiles the stage1 compiler, you may
2203need to work around this by avoiding non-working parts of the stage1
2204compiler. Use @code{STAGE1_TFLAGS} to this end.
2205
2206If you used the flag @option{--enable-languages=@dots{}} to restrict
2207the compilers to be built, only those you've actually enabled will be
2208built. This will of course only build those runtime libraries, for
2209which the particular compiler has been built. Please note,
2210that re-defining @env{LANGUAGES} when calling @samp{make}
2211@strong{does not} work anymore!
2212
2213If the comparison of stage2 and stage3 fails, this normally indicates
2214that the stage2 compiler has compiled GCC incorrectly, and is therefore
2215a potentially serious bug which you should investigate and report. (On
2216a few systems, meaningful comparison of object files is impossible; they
2217always appear ``different''. If you encounter this problem, you will
2218need to disable comparison in the @file{Makefile}.)
2219
2220If you do not want to bootstrap your compiler, you can configure with
2221@option{--disable-bootstrap}. In particular cases, you may want to
2222bootstrap your compiler even if the target system is not the same as
2223the one you are building on: for example, you could build a
2224@code{powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu} toolchain on a
2225@code{powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu} host. In this case, pass
2226@option{--enable-bootstrap} to the configure script.
2227
2228@code{BUILD_CONFIG} can be used to bring in additional customization
2229to the build. It can be set to a whitespace-separated list of names.
2230For each such @code{NAME}, top-level @file{config/@code{NAME}.mk} will
2231be included by the top-level @file{Makefile}, bringing in any settings
2232it contains. The default @code{BUILD_CONFIG} can be set using the
2233configure option @option{--with-build-config=@code{NAME}...}. Some
2234examples of supported build configurations are:
2235
2236@table @asis
2237@item @samp{bootstrap-O1}
2238Removes any @option{-O}-started option from @code{BOOT_CFLAGS}, and adds
2239@option{-O1} to it. @samp{BUILD_CONFIG=bootstrap-O1} is equivalent to
2240@samp{BOOT_CFLAGS='-g -O1'}.
2241
2242@item @samp{bootstrap-O3}
2243Analogous to @code{bootstrap-O1}.
2244
2245@item @samp{bootstrap-lto}
2246Enables Link-Time Optimization for host tools during bootstrapping.
2247@samp{BUILD_CONFIG=bootstrap-lto} is equivalent to adding
2248@option{-flto} to @samp{BOOT_CFLAGS}.
2249
2250@item @samp{bootstrap-debug}
2251Verifies that the compiler generates the same executable code, whether
2252or not it is asked to emit debug information. To this end, this
2253option builds stage2 host programs without debug information, and uses
2254@file{contrib/compare-debug} to compare them with the stripped stage3
2255object files. If @code{BOOT_CFLAGS} is overridden so as to not enable
2256debug information, stage2 will have it, and stage3 won't. This option
2257is enabled by default when GCC bootstrapping is enabled, if
2258@code{strip} can turn object files compiled with and without debug
2259info into identical object files. In addition to better test
2260coverage, this option makes default bootstraps faster and leaner.
2261
2262@item @samp{bootstrap-debug-big}
2263Rather than comparing stripped object files, as in
2264@code{bootstrap-debug}, this option saves internal compiler dumps
2265during stage2 and stage3 and compares them as well, which helps catch
2266additional potential problems, but at a great cost in terms of disk
2267space. It can be specified in addition to @samp{bootstrap-debug}.
2268
2269@item @samp{bootstrap-debug-lean}
2270This option saves disk space compared with @code{bootstrap-debug-big},
2271but at the expense of some recompilation. Instead of saving the dumps
2272of stage2 and stage3 until the final compare, it uses
2273@option{-fcompare-debug} to generate, compare and remove the dumps
2274during stage3, repeating the compilation that already took place in
2275stage2, whose dumps were not saved.
2276
2277@item @samp{bootstrap-debug-lib}
2278This option tests executable code invariance over debug information
2279generation on target libraries, just like @code{bootstrap-debug-lean}
2280tests it on host programs. It builds stage3 libraries with
2281@option{-fcompare-debug}, and it can be used along with any of the
2282@code{bootstrap-debug} options above.
2283
2284There aren't @code{-lean} or @code{-big} counterparts to this option
2285because most libraries are only build in stage3, so bootstrap compares
2286would not get significant coverage. Moreover, the few libraries built
2287in stage2 are used in stage3 host programs, so we wouldn't want to
2288compile stage2 libraries with different options for comparison purposes.
2289
2290@item @samp{bootstrap-debug-ckovw}
2291Arranges for error messages to be issued if the compiler built on any
2292stage is run without the option @option{-fcompare-debug}. This is
2293useful to verify the full @option{-fcompare-debug} testing coverage. It
2294must be used along with @code{bootstrap-debug-lean} and
2295@code{bootstrap-debug-lib}.
2296
2297@item @samp{bootstrap-time}
2298Arranges for the run time of each program started by the GCC driver,
2299built in any stage, to be logged to @file{time.log}, in the top level of
2300the build tree.
2301
2302@end table
2303
2304@section Building a cross compiler
2305
2306When building a cross compiler, it is not generally possible to do a
23073-stage bootstrap of the compiler. This makes for an interesting problem
2308as parts of GCC can only be built with GCC@.
2309
2310To build a cross compiler, we recommend first building and installing a
2311native compiler. You can then use the native GCC compiler to build the
2312cross compiler. The installed native compiler needs to be GCC version
23132.95 or later.
2314
2315If the cross compiler is to be built with support for the Java
2316programming language and the ability to compile .java source files is
2317desired, the installed native compiler used to build the cross
2318compiler needs to be the same GCC version as the cross compiler. In
2319addition the cross compiler needs to be configured with
2320@option{--with-ecj-jar=@dots{}}.
2321
2322Assuming you have already installed a native copy of GCC and configured
2323your cross compiler, issue the command @command{make}, which performs the
2324following steps:
2325
2326@itemize @bullet
2327@item
2328Build host tools necessary to build the compiler.
2329
2330@item
2331Build target tools for use by the compiler such as binutils (bfd,
2332binutils, gas, gprof, ld, and opcodes)
2333if they have been individually linked or moved into the top level GCC source
2334tree before configuring.
2335
2336@item
2337Build the compiler (single stage only).
2338
2339@item
2340Build runtime libraries using the compiler from the previous step.
2341@end itemize
2342
2343Note that if an error occurs in any step the make process will exit.
2344
2345If you are not building GNU binutils in the same source tree as GCC,
2346you will need a cross-assembler and cross-linker installed before
2347configuring GCC@. Put them in the directory
2348@file{@var{prefix}/@var{target}/bin}. Here is a table of the tools
2349you should put in this directory:
2350
2351@table @file
2352@item as
2353This should be the cross-assembler.
2354
2355@item ld
2356This should be the cross-linker.
2357
2358@item ar
2359This should be the cross-archiver: a program which can manipulate
2360archive files (linker libraries) in the target machine's format.
2361
2362@item ranlib
2363This should be a program to construct a symbol table in an archive file.
2364@end table
2365
2366The installation of GCC will find these programs in that directory,
2367and copy or link them to the proper place to for the cross-compiler to
2368find them when run later.
2369
2370The easiest way to provide these files is to build the Binutils package.
2371Configure it with the same @option{--host} and @option{--target}
2372options that you use for configuring GCC, then build and install
2373them. They install their executables automatically into the proper
2374directory. Alas, they do not support all the targets that GCC
2375supports.
2376
2377If you are not building a C library in the same source tree as GCC,
2378you should also provide the target libraries and headers before
2379configuring GCC, specifying the directories with
2380@option{--with-sysroot} or @option{--with-headers} and
2381@option{--with-libs}. Many targets also require ``start files'' such
2382as @file{crt0.o} and
2383@file{crtn.o} which are linked into each executable. There may be several
2384alternatives for @file{crt0.o}, for use with profiling or other
2385compilation options. Check your target's definition of
2386@code{STARTFILE_SPEC} to find out what start files it uses.
2387
2388@section Building in parallel
2389
2390GNU Make 3.80 and above, which is necessary to build GCC, support
2391building in parallel. To activate this, you can use @samp{make -j 2}
2392instead of @samp{make}. You can also specify a bigger number, and
2393in most cases using a value greater than the number of processors in
2394your machine will result in fewer and shorter I/O latency hits, thus
2395improving overall throughput; this is especially true for slow drives
2396and network filesystems.
2397
2398@section Building the Ada compiler
2399
2400In order to build GNAT, the Ada compiler, you need a working GNAT
2401compiler (GCC version 4.0 or later).
2402This includes GNAT tools such as @command{gnatmake} and
2403@command{gnatlink}, since the Ada front end is written in Ada and
2404uses some GNAT-specific extensions.
2405
2406In order to build a cross compiler, it is suggested to install
2407the new compiler as native first, and then use it to build the cross
2408compiler.
2409
2410@command{configure} does not test whether the GNAT installation works
2411and has a sufficiently recent version; if too old a GNAT version is
2412installed, the build will fail unless @option{--enable-languages} is
2413used to disable building the Ada front end.
2414
2415@env{ADA_INCLUDE_PATH} and @env{ADA_OBJECT_PATH} environment variables
2416must not be set when building the Ada compiler, the Ada tools, or the
2417Ada runtime libraries. You can check that your build environment is clean
2418by verifying that @samp{gnatls -v} lists only one explicit path in each
2419section.
2420
2421@section Building with profile feedback
2422
2423It is possible to use profile feedback to optimize the compiler itself. This
2424should result in a faster compiler binary. Experiments done on x86 using gcc
24253.3 showed approximately 7 percent speedup on compiling C programs. To
2426bootstrap the compiler with profile feedback, use @code{make profiledbootstrap}.
2427
2428When @samp{make profiledbootstrap} is run, it will first build a @code{stage1}
2429compiler. This compiler is used to build a @code{stageprofile} compiler
2430instrumented to collect execution counts of instruction and branch
2431probabilities. Then runtime libraries are compiled with profile collected.
2432Finally a @code{stagefeedback} compiler is built using the information collected.
2433
2434Unlike standard bootstrap, several additional restrictions apply. The
2435compiler used to build @code{stage1} needs to support a 64-bit integral type.
2436It is recommended to only use GCC for this. Also parallel make is currently
2437not supported since collisions in profile collecting may occur.
2438
2439@html
2440<hr />
2441<p>
2442@end html
2443@ifhtml
2444@uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
2445@end ifhtml
2446@end ifset
2447
2448@c ***Testing*****************************************************************
2449@ifnothtml
2450@comment node-name, next, previous, up
2451@node Testing, Final install, Building, Installing GCC
2452@end ifnothtml
2453@ifset testhtml
2454@ifnothtml
2455@chapter Installing GCC: Testing
2456@end ifnothtml
2457@cindex Testing
2458@cindex Installing GCC: Testing
2459@cindex Testsuite
2460
2461Before you install GCC, we encourage you to run the testsuites and to
2462compare your results with results from a similar configuration that have
2463been submitted to the
2464@uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-testresults/,,gcc-testresults mailing list}.
2465Some of these archived results are linked from the build status lists
2466at @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/buildstat.html}, although not everyone who
2467reports a successful build runs the testsuites and submits the results.
2468This step is optional and may require you to download additional software,
2469but it can give you confidence in your new GCC installation or point out
2470problems before you install and start using your new GCC@.
2471
2472First, you must have @uref{download.html,,downloaded the testsuites}.
2473These are part of the full distribution, but if you downloaded the
2474``core'' compiler plus any front ends, you must download the testsuites
2475separately.
2476
2477Second, you must have the testing tools installed. This includes
2478@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/dejagnu/,,DejaGnu}, Tcl, and Expect;
2479the DejaGnu site has links to these.
2480
2481If the directories where @command{runtest} and @command{expect} were
2482installed are not in the @env{PATH}, you may need to set the following
2483environment variables appropriately, as in the following example (which
2484assumes that DejaGnu has been installed under @file{/usr/local}):
2485
2486@smallexample
2487TCL_LIBRARY = /usr/local/share/tcl8.0
2488DEJAGNULIBS = /usr/local/share/dejagnu
2489@end smallexample
2490
2491(On systems such as Cygwin, these paths are required to be actual
2492paths, not mounts or links; presumably this is due to some lack of
2493portability in the DejaGnu code.)
2494
2495
2496Finally, you can run the testsuite (which may take a long time):
2497@smallexample
2498cd @var{objdir}; make -k check
2499@end smallexample
2500
2501This will test various components of GCC, such as compiler
2502front ends and runtime libraries. While running the testsuite, DejaGnu
2503might emit some harmless messages resembling
2504@samp{WARNING: Couldn't find the global config file.} or
2505@samp{WARNING: Couldn't find tool init file} that can be ignored.
2506
2507If you are testing a cross-compiler, you may want to run the testsuite
2508on a simulator as described at @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/simtest-howto.html}.
2509
2510@section How can you run the testsuite on selected tests?
2511
2512In order to run sets of tests selectively, there are targets
2513@samp{make check-gcc} and language specific @samp{make check-c},
2514@samp{make check-c++}, @samp{make check-fortran}, @samp{make check-java},
2515@samp{make check-ada}, @samp{make check-objc}, @samp{make check-obj-c++},
2516@samp{make check-lto}
2517in the @file{gcc} subdirectory of the object directory. You can also
2518just run @samp{make check} in a subdirectory of the object directory.
2519
2520
2521A more selective way to just run all @command{gcc} execute tests in the
2522testsuite is to use
2523
2524@smallexample
2525make check-gcc RUNTESTFLAGS="execute.exp @var{other-options}"
2526@end smallexample
2527
2528Likewise, in order to run only the @command{g++} ``old-deja'' tests in
2529the testsuite with filenames matching @samp{9805*}, you would use
2530
2531@smallexample
2532make check-g++ RUNTESTFLAGS="old-deja.exp=9805* @var{other-options}"
2533@end smallexample
2534
2535The @file{*.exp} files are located in the testsuite directories of the GCC
2536source, the most important ones being @file{compile.exp},
2537@file{execute.exp}, @file{dg.exp} and @file{old-deja.exp}.
2538To get a list of the possible @file{*.exp} files, pipe the
2539output of @samp{make check} into a file and look at the
2540@samp{Running @dots{} .exp} lines.
2541
2542@section Passing options and running multiple testsuites
2543
2544You can pass multiple options to the testsuite using the
2545@samp{--target_board} option of DejaGNU, either passed as part of
2546@samp{RUNTESTFLAGS}, or directly to @command{runtest} if you prefer to
2547work outside the makefiles. For example,
2548
2549@smallexample
2550make check-g++ RUNTESTFLAGS="--target_board=unix/-O3/-fmerge-constants"
2551@end smallexample
2552
2553will run the standard @command{g++} testsuites (``unix'' is the target name
2554for a standard native testsuite situation), passing
2555@samp{-O3 -fmerge-constants} to the compiler on every test, i.e.,
2556slashes separate options.
2557
2558You can run the testsuites multiple times using combinations of options
2559with a syntax similar to the brace expansion of popular shells:
2560
2561@smallexample
2562@dots{}"--target_board=arm-sim\@{-mhard-float,-msoft-float\@}\@{-O1,-O2,-O3,\@}"
2563@end smallexample
2564
2565(Note the empty option caused by the trailing comma in the final group.)
2566The following will run each testsuite eight times using the @samp{arm-sim}
2567target, as if you had specified all possible combinations yourself:
2568
2569@smallexample
2570--target_board='arm-sim/-mhard-float/-O1 \
2571 arm-sim/-mhard-float/-O2 \
2572 arm-sim/-mhard-float/-O3 \
2573 arm-sim/-mhard-float \
2574 arm-sim/-msoft-float/-O1 \
2575 arm-sim/-msoft-float/-O2 \
2576 arm-sim/-msoft-float/-O3 \
2577 arm-sim/-msoft-float'
2578@end smallexample
2579
2580They can be combined as many times as you wish, in arbitrary ways. This
2581list:
2582
2583@smallexample
2584@dots{}"--target_board=unix/-Wextra\@{-O3,-fno-strength\@}\@{-fomit-frame,\@}"
2585@end smallexample
2586
2587will generate four combinations, all involving @samp{-Wextra}.
2588
2589The disadvantage to this method is that the testsuites are run in serial,
2590which is a waste on multiprocessor systems. For users with GNU Make and
2591a shell which performs brace expansion, you can run the testsuites in
2592parallel by having the shell perform the combinations and @command{make}
2593do the parallel runs. Instead of using @samp{--target_board}, use a
2594special makefile target:
2595
2596@smallexample
2597make -j@var{N} check-@var{testsuite}//@var{test-target}/@var{option1}/@var{option2}/@dots{}
2598@end smallexample
2599
2600For example,
2601
2602@smallexample
2603make -j3 check-gcc//sh-hms-sim/@{-m1,-m2,-m3,-m3e,-m4@}/@{,-nofpu@}
2604@end smallexample
2605
2606will run three concurrent ``make-gcc'' testsuites, eventually testing all
2607ten combinations as described above. Note that this is currently only
2608supported in the @file{gcc} subdirectory. (To see how this works, try
2609typing @command{echo} before the example given here.)
2610
2611
2612@section Additional testing for Java Class Libraries
2613
2614The Java runtime tests can be executed via @samp{make check}
2615in the @file{@var{target}/libjava/testsuite} directory in
2616the build tree.
2617
2618The @uref{http://sourceware.org/mauve/,,Mauve Project} provides
2619a suite of tests for the Java Class Libraries. This suite can be run
2620as part of libgcj testing by placing the Mauve tree within the libjava
2621testsuite at @file{libjava/testsuite/libjava.mauve/mauve}, or by
2622specifying the location of that tree when invoking @samp{make}, as in
2623@samp{make MAUVEDIR=~/mauve check}.
2624
2625@section How to interpret test results
2626
2627The result of running the testsuite are various @file{*.sum} and @file{*.log}
2628files in the testsuite subdirectories. The @file{*.log} files contain a
2629detailed log of the compiler invocations and the corresponding
2630results, the @file{*.sum} files summarize the results. These summaries
2631contain status codes for all tests:
2632
2633@itemize @bullet
2634@item
2635PASS: the test passed as expected
2636@item
2637XPASS: the test unexpectedly passed
2638@item
2639FAIL: the test unexpectedly failed
2640@item
2641XFAIL: the test failed as expected
2642@item
2643UNSUPPORTED: the test is not supported on this platform
2644@item
2645ERROR: the testsuite detected an error
2646@item
2647WARNING: the testsuite detected a possible problem
2648@end itemize
2649
2650It is normal for some tests to report unexpected failures. At the
2651current time the testing harness does not allow fine grained control
2652over whether or not a test is expected to fail. This problem should
2653be fixed in future releases.
2654
2655
2656@section Submitting test results
2657
2658If you want to report the results to the GCC project, use the
2659@file{contrib/test_summary} shell script. Start it in the @var{objdir} with
2660
2661@smallexample
2662@var{srcdir}/contrib/test_summary -p your_commentary.txt \
2663 -m gcc-testresults@@gcc.gnu.org |sh
2664@end smallexample
2665
2666This script uses the @command{Mail} program to send the results, so
2667make sure it is in your @env{PATH}. The file @file{your_commentary.txt} is
2668prepended to the testsuite summary and should contain any special
2669remarks you have on your results or your build environment. Please
2670do not edit the testsuite result block or the subject line, as these
2671messages may be automatically processed.
2672
2673@html
2674<hr />
2675<p>
2676@end html
2677@ifhtml
2678@uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
2679@end ifhtml
2680@end ifset
2681
2682@c ***Final install***********************************************************
2683@ifnothtml
2684@comment node-name, next, previous, up
2685@node Final install, , Testing, Installing GCC
2686@end ifnothtml
2687@ifset finalinstallhtml
2688@ifnothtml
2689@chapter Installing GCC: Final installation
2690@end ifnothtml
2691
2692Now that GCC has been built (and optionally tested), you can install it with
2693@smallexample
2694cd @var{objdir} && make install
2695@end smallexample
2696
2697We strongly recommend to install into a target directory where there is
2698no previous version of GCC present. Also, the GNAT runtime should not
2699be stripped, as this would break certain features of the debugger that
2700depend on this debugging information (catching Ada exceptions for
2701instance).
2702
2703That step completes the installation of GCC; user level binaries can
2704be found in @file{@var{prefix}/bin} where @var{prefix} is the value
2705you specified with the @option{--prefix} to configure (or
2706@file{/usr/local} by default). (If you specified @option{--bindir},
2707that directory will be used instead; otherwise, if you specified
2708@option{--exec-prefix}, @file{@var{exec-prefix}/bin} will be used.)
2709Headers for the C++ and Java libraries are installed in
2710@file{@var{prefix}/include}; libraries in @file{@var{libdir}}
2711(normally @file{@var{prefix}/lib}); internal parts of the compiler in
2712@file{@var{libdir}/gcc} and @file{@var{libexecdir}/gcc}; documentation
2713in info format in @file{@var{infodir}} (normally
2714@file{@var{prefix}/info}).
2715
2716When installing cross-compilers, GCC's executables
2717are not only installed into @file{@var{bindir}}, that
2718is, @file{@var{exec-prefix}/bin}, but additionally into
2719@file{@var{exec-prefix}/@var{target-alias}/bin}, if that directory
2720exists. Typically, such @dfn{tooldirs} hold target-specific
2721binutils, including assembler and linker.
2722
2723Installation into a temporary staging area or into a @command{chroot}
2724jail can be achieved with the command
2725
2726@smallexample
2727make DESTDIR=@var{path-to-rootdir} install
2728@end smallexample
2729
2730@noindent
2731where @var{path-to-rootdir} is the absolute path of
2732a directory relative to which all installation paths will be
2733interpreted. Note that the directory specified by @code{DESTDIR}
2734need not exist yet; it will be created if necessary.
2735
2736There is a subtle point with tooldirs and @code{DESTDIR}:
2737If you relocate a cross-compiler installation with
2738e.g.@: @samp{DESTDIR=@var{rootdir}}, then the directory
2739@file{@var{rootdir}/@var{exec-prefix}/@var{target-alias}/bin} will
2740be filled with duplicated GCC executables only if it already exists,
2741it will not be created otherwise. This is regarded as a feature,
2742not as a bug, because it gives slightly more control to the packagers
2743using the @code{DESTDIR} feature.
2744
2745You can install stripped programs and libraries with
2746
2747@smallexample
2748make install-strip
2749@end smallexample
2750
2751If you are bootstrapping a released version of GCC then please
2752quickly review the build status page for your release, available from
2753@uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/buildstat.html}.
2754If your system is not listed for the version of GCC that you built,
2755send a note to
2756@email{gcc@@gcc.gnu.org} indicating
2757that you successfully built and installed GCC@.
2758Include the following information:
2759
2760@itemize @bullet
2761@item
2762Output from running @file{@var{srcdir}/config.guess}. Do not send
2763that file itself, just the one-line output from running it.
2764
2765@item
2766The output of @samp{gcc -v} for your newly installed @command{gcc}.
2767This tells us which version of GCC you built and the options you passed to
2768configure.
2769
2770@item
2771Whether you enabled all languages or a subset of them. If you used a
2772full distribution then this information is part of the configure
2773options in the output of @samp{gcc -v}, but if you downloaded the
2774``core'' compiler plus additional front ends then it isn't apparent
2775which ones you built unless you tell us about it.
2776
2777@item
2778If the build was for GNU/Linux, also include:
2779@itemize @bullet
2780@item
2781The distribution name and version (e.g., Red Hat 7.1 or Debian 2.2.3);
2782this information should be available from @file{/etc/issue}.
2783
2784@item
2785The version of the Linux kernel, available from @samp{uname --version}
2786or @samp{uname -a}.
2787
2788@item
2789The version of glibc you used; for RPM-based systems like Red Hat,
2790Mandrake, and SuSE type @samp{rpm -q glibc} to get the glibc version,
2791and on systems like Debian and Progeny use @samp{dpkg -l libc6}.
2792@end itemize
2793For other systems, you can include similar information if you think it is
2794relevant.
2795
2796@item
2797Any other information that you think would be useful to people building
2798GCC on the same configuration. The new entry in the build status list
2799will include a link to the archived copy of your message.
2800@end itemize
2801
2802We'd also like to know if the
2803@ifnothtml
2804@ref{Specific, host/target specific installation notes}
2805@end ifnothtml
2806@ifhtml
2807@uref{specific.html,,host/target specific installation notes}
2808@end ifhtml
2809didn't include your host/target information or if that information is
2810incomplete or out of date. Send a note to
2811@email{gcc@@gcc.gnu.org} detailing how the information should be changed.
2812
2813If you find a bug, please report it following the
2814@uref{../bugs/,,bug reporting guidelines}.
2815
2816If you want to print the GCC manuals, do @samp{cd @var{objdir}; make
2817dvi}. You will need to have @command{texi2dvi} (version at least 4.7)
2818and @TeX{} installed. This creates a number of @file{.dvi} files in
2819subdirectories of @file{@var{objdir}}; these may be converted for
2820printing with programs such as @command{dvips}. Alternately, by using
2821@samp{make pdf} in place of @samp{make dvi}, you can create documentation
2822in the form of @file{.pdf} files; this requires @command{texi2pdf}, which
2823is included with Texinfo version 4.8 and later. You can also
2824@uref{http://shop.fsf.org/,,buy printed manuals from the
2825Free Software Foundation}, though such manuals may not be for the most
2826recent version of GCC@.
2827
2828If you would like to generate online HTML documentation, do @samp{cd
2829@var{objdir}; make html} and HTML will be generated for the gcc manuals in
2830@file{@var{objdir}/gcc/HTML}.
2831
2832@html
2833<hr />
2834<p>
2835@end html
2836@ifhtml
2837@uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
2838@end ifhtml
2839@end ifset
2840
2841@c ***Binaries****************************************************************
2842@ifnothtml
2843@comment node-name, next, previous, up
2844@node Binaries, Specific, Installing GCC, Top
2845@end ifnothtml
2846@ifset binarieshtml
2847@ifnothtml
2848@chapter Installing GCC: Binaries
2849@end ifnothtml
2850@cindex Binaries
2851@cindex Installing GCC: Binaries
2852
2853We are often asked about pre-compiled versions of GCC@. While we cannot
2854provide these for all platforms, below you'll find links to binaries for
2855various platforms where creating them by yourself is not easy due to various
2856reasons.
2857
2858Please note that we did not create these binaries, nor do we
2859support them. If you have any problems installing them, please
2860contact their makers.
2861
2862@itemize
2863@item
2864AIX:
2865@itemize
2866@item
2867@uref{http://www.bullfreeware.com,,Bull's Freeware and Shareware Archive for AIX};
2868
2869@item
2870@uref{http://pware.hvcc.edu,,Hudson Valley Community College Open Source Software for IBM System p};
2871
2872@item
2873@uref{http://www.perzl.org/aix/,,AIX 5L and 6 Open Source Packages}.
2874@end itemize
2875
2876@item
2877DOS---@uref{http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/,,DJGPP}.
2878
2879@item
2880Renesas H8/300[HS]---@uref{http://h8300-hms.sourceforge.net/,,GNU
2881Development Tools for the Renesas H8/300[HS] Series}.
2882
2883@item
2884HP-UX:
2885@itemize
2886@item
2887@uref{http://hpux.connect.org.uk/,,HP-UX Porting Center};
2888
2889@item
2890@uref{ftp://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/pub/packages/gcc_hpux/,,Binaries for HP-UX 11.00 at Aachen University of Technology}.
2891@end itemize
2892
2893@item
2894@uref{http://www.sco.com/skunkware/devtools/index.html#gcc,,SCO
2895OpenServer/Unixware}.
2896
2897@item
2898Solaris 2 (SPARC, Intel):
2899@itemize
2900@item
2901@uref{http://www.sunfreeware.com/,,Sunfreeware}
2902
2903@item
2904@uref{http://www.blastwave.org/,,Blastwave}
2905
2906@item
2907@uref{http://www.opencsw.org/,,OpenCSW}
2908
2909@item
2910@uref{http://jupiterrise.com/tgcware/,,TGCware}
2911@end itemize
2912
2913@item
2914Microsoft Windows:
2915@itemize
2916@item
2917The @uref{http://sourceware.org/cygwin/,,Cygwin} project;
2918@item
2919The @uref{http://www.mingw.org/,,MinGW} project.
2920@end itemize
2921
2922@item
2923@uref{ftp://ftp.thewrittenword.com/packages/by-name/,,The
2924Written Word} offers binaries for
2925AIX 4.3.3, 5.1 and 5.2,
2926GNU/Linux (i386),
2927HP-UX 10.20, 11.00, and 11.11, and
2928Solaris/SPARC 2.5.1, 2.6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
2929
2930@item
2931@uref{http://www.openpkg.org/,,OpenPKG} offers binaries for quite a
2932number of platforms.
2933
2934@item
2935The @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/GFortranBinaries,,GFortran Wiki} has
2936links to GNU Fortran binaries for several platforms.
2937@end itemize
2938
2939@html
2940<hr />
2941<p>
2942@end html
2943@ifhtml
2944@uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
2945@end ifhtml
2946@end ifset
2947
2948@c ***Specific****************************************************************
2949@ifnothtml
2950@comment node-name, next, previous, up
2951@node Specific, Old, Binaries, Top
2952@end ifnothtml
2953@ifset specifichtml
2954@ifnothtml
2955@chapter Host/target specific installation notes for GCC
2956@end ifnothtml
2957@cindex Specific
2958@cindex Specific installation notes
2959@cindex Target specific installation
2960@cindex Host specific installation
2961@cindex Target specific installation notes
2962
2963Please read this document carefully @emph{before} installing the
2964GNU Compiler Collection on your machine.
2965
2966Note that this list of install notes is @emph{not} a list of supported
2967hosts or targets. Not all supported hosts and targets are listed
2968here, only the ones that require host-specific or target-specific
2969information have to.
2970
2971@ifhtml
2972@itemize
2973@item
2974@uref{#alpha-x-x,,alpha*-*-*}
2975@item
2976@uref{#alpha-dec-osf51,,alpha*-dec-osf5.1}
2977@item
2978@uref{#amd64-x-solaris210,,amd64-*-solaris2.10}
2979@item
2980@uref{#arm-x-eabi,,arm-*-eabi}
2981@item
2982@uref{#avr,,avr}
2983@item
2984@uref{#bfin,,Blackfin}
2985@item
2986@uref{#dos,,DOS}
2987@item
2988@uref{#x-x-freebsd,,*-*-freebsd*}
2989@item
2990@uref{#h8300-hms,,h8300-hms}
2991@item
2992@uref{#hppa-hp-hpux,,hppa*-hp-hpux*}
2993@item
2994@uref{#hppa-hp-hpux10,,hppa*-hp-hpux10}
2995@item
2996@uref{#hppa-hp-hpux11,,hppa*-hp-hpux11}
2997@item
2998@uref{#x-x-linux-gnu,,*-*-linux-gnu}
2999@item
3000@uref{#ix86-x-linux,,i?86-*-linux*}
3001@item
3002@uref{#ix86-x-solaris289,,i?86-*-solaris2.9}
3003@item
3004@uref{#ix86-x-solaris210,,i?86-*-solaris2.10}
3005@item
3006@uref{#ia64-x-linux,,ia64-*-linux}
3007@item
3008@uref{#ia64-x-hpux,,ia64-*-hpux*}
3009@item
3010@uref{#x-ibm-aix,,*-ibm-aix*}
3011@item
3012@uref{#iq2000-x-elf,,iq2000-*-elf}
3013@item
3014@uref{#lm32-x-elf,,lm32-*-elf}
3015@item
3016@uref{#lm32-x-uclinux,,lm32-*-uclinux}
3017@item
3018@uref{#m32c-x-elf,,m32c-*-elf}
3019@item
3020@uref{#m32r-x-elf,,m32r-*-elf}
3021@item
3022@uref{#m68k-x-x,,m68k-*-*}
3023@item
3024@uref{#m68k-uclinux,,m68k-uclinux}
3025@item
3026@uref{#mep-x-elf,,mep-*-elf}
3027@item
3028@uref{#microblaze-x-elf,,microblaze-*-elf}
3029@item
3030@uref{#mips-x-x,,mips-*-*}
3031@item
3032@uref{#mips-sgi-irix5,,mips-sgi-irix5}
3033@item
3034@uref{#mips-sgi-irix6,,mips-sgi-irix6}
3035@item
3036@uref{#powerpc-x-x,,powerpc*-*-*}
3037@item
3038@uref{#powerpc-x-darwin,,powerpc-*-darwin*}
3039@item
3040@uref{#powerpc-x-elf,,powerpc-*-elf}
3041@item
3042@uref{#powerpc-x-linux-gnu,,powerpc*-*-linux-gnu*}
3043@item
3044@uref{#powerpc-x-netbsd,,powerpc-*-netbsd*}
3045@item
3046@uref{#powerpc-x-eabisim,,powerpc-*-eabisim}
3047@item
3048@uref{#powerpc-x-eabi,,powerpc-*-eabi}
3049@item
3050@uref{#powerpcle-x-elf,,powerpcle-*-elf}
3051@item
3052@uref{#powerpcle-x-eabisim,,powerpcle-*-eabisim}
3053@item
3054@uref{#powerpcle-x-eabi,,powerpcle-*-eabi}
3055@item
3056@uref{#s390-x-linux,,s390-*-linux*}
3057@item
3058@uref{#s390x-x-linux,,s390x-*-linux*}
3059@item
3060@uref{#s390x-ibm-tpf,,s390x-ibm-tpf*}
3061@item
3062@uref{#x-x-solaris2,,*-*-solaris2*}
3063@item
3064@uref{#sparc-x-x,,sparc*-*-*}
3065@item
3066@uref{#sparc-sun-solaris2,,sparc-sun-solaris2*}
3067@item
3068@uref{#sparc-sun-solaris210,,sparc-sun-solaris2.10}
3069@item
3070@uref{#sparc-x-linux,,sparc-*-linux*}
3071@item
3072@uref{#sparc64-x-solaris2,,sparc64-*-solaris2*}
3073@item
3074@uref{#sparcv9-x-solaris2,,sparcv9-*-solaris2*}
3075@item
3076@uref{#c6x-x-x,,c6x-*-*}
3077@item
3078@uref{#tilegx-x-linux,,tilegx-*-linux*}
3079@item
3080@uref{#tilepro-x-linux,,tilepro-*-linux*}
3081@item
3082@uref{#x-x-vxworks,,*-*-vxworks*}
3083@item
3084@uref{#x86-64-x-x,,x86_64-*-*, amd64-*-*}
3085@item
3086@uref{#x86-64-x-solaris210,,x86_64-*-solaris2.1[0-9]*}
3087@item
3088@uref{#xtensa-x-elf,,xtensa*-*-elf}
3089@item
3090@uref{#xtensa-x-linux,,xtensa*-*-linux*}
3091@item
3092@uref{#windows,,Microsoft Windows}
3093@item
3094@uref{#x-x-cygwin,,*-*-cygwin}
3095@item
3096@uref{#x-x-interix,,*-*-interix}
3097@item
3098@uref{#x-x-mingw32,,*-*-mingw32}
3099@item
3100@uref{#os2,,OS/2}
3101@item
3102@uref{#older,,Older systems}
3103@end itemize
3104
3105@itemize
3106@item
3107@uref{#elf,,all ELF targets} (SVR4, Solaris 2, etc.)
3108@end itemize
3109@end ifhtml
3110
3111
3112@html
3113<!-- -------- host/target specific issues start here ---------------- -->
3114<hr />
3115@end html
3116@heading @anchor{alpha-x-x}alpha*-*-*
3117
3118This section contains general configuration information for all
3119alpha-based platforms using ELF (in particular, ignore this section for
3120DEC OSF/1, Digital UNIX and Tru64 UNIX)@. In addition to reading this
3121section, please read all other sections that match your target.
3122
3123We require binutils 2.11.2 or newer.
3124Previous binutils releases had a number of problems with DWARF 2
3125debugging information, not the least of which is incorrect linking of
3126shared libraries.
3127
3128@html
3129<hr />
3130@end html
3131@heading @anchor{alpha-dec-osf51}alpha*-dec-osf5.1
3132Systems using processors that implement the DEC Alpha architecture and
3133are running the DEC/Compaq/HP Unix (DEC OSF/1, Digital UNIX, or Compaq/HP
3134Tru64 UNIX) operating system, for example the DEC Alpha AXP systems.
3135
3136Support for Tru64 UNIX V5.1 has been removed in GCC 4.8. As of GCC 4.6,
3137support for Tru64 UNIX V4.0 and V5.0 has been removed. As of GCC 3.2,
3138versions before @code{alpha*-dec-osf4} are no longer supported. (These
3139are the versions which identify themselves as DEC OSF/1.)
3140
3141@html
3142<hr />
3143@end html
3144@heading @anchor{amd64-x-solaris210}amd64-*-solaris2.1[0-9]*
3145
3146This is a synonym for @samp{x86_64-*-solaris2.1[0-9]*}.
3147
3148@html
3149<hr />
3150@end html
3151@heading @anchor{arm-x-eabi}arm-*-eabi
3152ARM-family processors. Subtargets that use the ELF object format
3153require GNU binutils 2.13 or newer. Such subtargets include:
3154@code{arm-*-netbsdelf}, @code{arm-*-*linux-*}
3155and @code{arm-*-rtemseabi}.
3156
3157@html
3158<hr />
3159@end html
3160@heading @anchor{avr}avr
3161
3162ATMEL AVR-family micro controllers. These are used in embedded
3163applications. There are no standard Unix configurations.
3164@ifnothtml
3165@xref{AVR Options,, AVR Options, gcc, Using the GNU Compiler
3166Collection (GCC)},
3167@end ifnothtml
3168@ifhtml
3169See ``AVR Options'' in the main manual
3170@end ifhtml
3171for the list of supported MCU types.
3172
3173Use @samp{configure --target=avr --enable-languages="c"} to configure GCC@.
3174
3175Further installation notes and other useful information about AVR tools
3176can also be obtained from:
3177
3178@itemize @bullet
3179@item
3180@uref{http://www.nongnu.org/avr/,,http://www.nongnu.org/avr/}
3181@item
3182@uref{http://www.amelek.gda.pl/avr/,,http://www.amelek.gda.pl/avr/}
3183@end itemize
3184
3185We @emph{strongly} recommend using binutils 2.13 or newer.
3186
3187The following error:
3188@smallexample
3189Error: register required
3190@end smallexample
3191
3192indicates that you should upgrade to a newer version of the binutils.
3193
3194@html
3195<hr />
3196@end html
3197@heading @anchor{bfin}Blackfin
3198
3199The Blackfin processor, an Analog Devices DSP.
3200@ifnothtml
3201@xref{Blackfin Options,, Blackfin Options, gcc, Using the GNU Compiler
3202Collection (GCC)},
3203@end ifnothtml
3204@ifhtml
3205See ``Blackfin Options'' in the main manual
3206@end ifhtml
3207
3208More information, and a version of binutils with support for this processor,
3209is available at @uref{http://blackfin.uclinux.org}
3210
3211@html
3212<hr />
3213@end html
3214@heading @anchor{cr16}CR16
3215
3216The CR16 CompactRISC architecture is a 16-bit architecture. This architecture is
3217used in embedded applications.
3218
3219@ifnothtml
3220@xref{CR16 Options,, CR16 Options, gcc, Using and Porting the GNU Compiler
3221Collection (GCC)},
3222@end ifnothtml
3223
3224@ifhtml
3225See ``CR16 Options'' in the main manual for a list of CR16-specific options.
3226@end ifhtml
3227
3228Use @samp{configure --target=cr16-elf --enable-languages=c,c++} to configure
3229GCC@ for building a CR16 elf cross-compiler.
3230
3231Use @samp{configure --target=cr16-uclinux --enable-languages=c,c++} to configure
3232GCC@ for building a CR16 uclinux cross-compiler.
3233
3234@html
3235<hr />
3236@end html
3237@heading @anchor{cris}CRIS
3238
3239CRIS is the CPU architecture in Axis Communications ETRAX system-on-a-chip
3240series. These are used in embedded applications.
3241
3242@ifnothtml
3243@xref{CRIS Options,, CRIS Options, gcc, Using the GNU Compiler
3244Collection (GCC)},
3245@end ifnothtml
3246@ifhtml
3247See ``CRIS Options'' in the main manual
3248@end ifhtml
3249for a list of CRIS-specific options.
3250
3251There are a few different CRIS targets:
3252@table @code
3253@item cris-axis-elf
3254Mainly for monolithic embedded systems. Includes a multilib for the
3255@samp{v10} core used in @samp{ETRAX 100 LX}.
3256@item cris-axis-linux-gnu
3257A GNU/Linux port for the CRIS architecture, currently targeting
3258@samp{ETRAX 100 LX} by default.
3259@end table
3260
3261For @code{cris-axis-elf} you need binutils 2.11
3262or newer. For @code{cris-axis-linux-gnu} you need binutils 2.12 or newer.
3263
3264Pre-packaged tools can be obtained from
3265@uref{ftp://ftp.axis.com/@/pub/@/axis/@/tools/@/cris/@/compiler-kit/}. More
3266information about this platform is available at
3267@uref{http://developer.axis.com/}.
3268
3269@html
3270<hr />
3271@end html
3272@heading @anchor{dos}DOS
3273
3274Please have a look at the @uref{binaries.html,,binaries page}.
3275
3276You cannot install GCC by itself on MSDOS; it will not compile under
3277any MSDOS compiler except itself. You need to get the complete
3278compilation package DJGPP, which includes binaries as well as sources,
3279and includes all the necessary compilation tools and libraries.
3280
3281@html
3282<hr />
3283@end html
3284@heading @anchor{epiphany-x-elf}epiphany-*-elf
3285Adapteva Epiphany.
3286This configuration is intended for embedded systems.
3287
3288@html
3289<hr />
3290@end html
3291@heading @anchor{x-x-freebsd}*-*-freebsd*
3292
3293Support for FreeBSD 1 was discontinued in GCC 3.2. Support for
3294FreeBSD 2 (and any mutant a.out variants of FreeBSD 3) was
3295discontinued in GCC 4.0.
3296
3297In order to better utilize FreeBSD base system functionality and match
3298the configuration of the system compiler, GCC 4.5 and above as well as
3299GCC 4.4 past 2010-06-20 leverage SSP support in libc (which is present
3300on FreeBSD 7 or later) and the use of @code{__cxa_atexit} by default
3301(on FreeBSD 6 or later). The use of @code{dl_iterate_phdr} inside
3302@file{libgcc_s.so.1} and boehm-gc (on FreeBSD 7 or later) is enabled
3303by GCC 4.5 and above.
3304
3305We support FreeBSD using the ELF file format with DWARF 2 debugging
3306for all CPU architectures. You may use @option{-gstabs} instead of
3307@option{-g}, if you really want the old debugging format. There are
3308no known issues with mixing object files and libraries with different
3309debugging formats. Otherwise, this release of GCC should now match
3310more of the configuration used in the stock FreeBSD configuration of
3311GCC@. In particular, @option{--enable-threads} is now configured by
3312default. However, as a general user, do not attempt to replace the
3313system compiler with this release. Known to bootstrap and check with
3314good results on FreeBSD 7.2-STABLE@. In the past, known to bootstrap
3315and check with good results on FreeBSD 3.0, 3.4, 4.0, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4,
33164.5, 4.8, 4.9 and 5-CURRENT@.
3317
3318The version of binutils installed in @file{/usr/bin} probably works
3319with this release of GCC@. Bootstrapping against the latest GNU
3320binutils and/or the version found in @file{/usr/ports/devel/binutils} has
3321been known to enable additional features and improve overall testsuite
3322results. However, it is currently known that boehm-gc (which itself
3323is required for java) may not configure properly on FreeBSD prior to
3324the FreeBSD 7.0 release with GNU binutils after 2.16.1.
3325
3326@html
3327<hr />
3328@end html
3329@heading @anchor{h8300-hms}h8300-hms
3330Renesas H8/300 series of processors.
3331
3332Please have a look at the @uref{binaries.html,,binaries page}.
3333
3334The calling convention and structure layout has changed in release 2.6.
3335All code must be recompiled. The calling convention now passes the
3336first three arguments in function calls in registers. Structures are no
3337longer a multiple of 2 bytes.
3338
3339@html
3340<hr />
3341@end html
3342@heading @anchor{hppa-hp-hpux}hppa*-hp-hpux*
3343Support for HP-UX version 9 and older was discontinued in GCC 3.4.
3344
3345We require using gas/binutils on all hppa platforms. Version 2.19 or
3346later is recommended.
3347
3348It may be helpful to configure GCC with the
3349@uref{./configure.html#with-gnu-as,,@option{--with-gnu-as}} and
3350@option{--with-as=@dots{}} options to ensure that GCC can find GAS@.
3351
3352The HP assembler should not be used with GCC. It is rarely tested and may
3353not work. It shouldn't be used with any languages other than C due to its
3354many limitations.
3355
3356Specifically, @option{-g} does not work (HP-UX uses a peculiar debugging
3357format which GCC does not know about). It also inserts timestamps
3358into each object file it creates, causing the 3-stage comparison test to
3359fail during a bootstrap. You should be able to continue by saying
3360@samp{make all-host all-target} after getting the failure from @samp{make}.
3361
3362Various GCC features are not supported. For example, it does not support weak
3363symbols or alias definitions. As a result, explicit template instantiations
3364are required when using C++. This makes it difficult if not impossible to
3365build many C++ applications.
3366
3367There are two default scheduling models for instructions. These are
3368PROCESSOR_7100LC and PROCESSOR_8000. They are selected from the pa-risc
3369architecture specified for the target machine when configuring.
3370PROCESSOR_8000 is the default. PROCESSOR_7100LC is selected when
3371the target is a @samp{hppa1*} machine.
3372
3373The PROCESSOR_8000 model is not well suited to older processors. Thus,
3374it is important to completely specify the machine architecture when
3375configuring if you want a model other than PROCESSOR_8000. The macro
3376TARGET_SCHED_DEFAULT can be defined in BOOT_CFLAGS if a different
3377default scheduling model is desired.
3378
3379As of GCC 4.0, GCC uses the UNIX 95 namespace for HP-UX 10.10
3380through 11.00, and the UNIX 98 namespace for HP-UX 11.11 and later.
3381This namespace change might cause problems when bootstrapping with
3382an earlier version of GCC or the HP compiler as essentially the same
3383namespace is required for an entire build. This problem can be avoided
3384in a number of ways. With HP cc, @env{UNIX_STD} can be set to @samp{95}
3385or @samp{98}. Another way is to add an appropriate set of predefines
3386to @env{CC}. The description for the @option{munix=} option contains
3387a list of the predefines used with each standard.
3388
3389More specific information to @samp{hppa*-hp-hpux*} targets follows.
3390
3391@html
3392<hr />
3393@end html
3394@heading @anchor{hppa-hp-hpux10}hppa*-hp-hpux10
3395
3396For hpux10.20, we @emph{highly} recommend you pick up the latest sed patch
3397@code{PHCO_19798} from HP@.
3398
3399The C++ ABI has changed incompatibly in GCC 4.0. COMDAT subspaces are
3400used for one-only code and data. This resolves many of the previous
3401problems in using C++ on this target. However, the ABI is not compatible
3402with the one implemented under HP-UX 11 using secondary definitions.
3403
3404@html
3405<hr />
3406@end html
3407@heading @anchor{hppa-hp-hpux11}hppa*-hp-hpux11
3408
3409GCC 3.0 and up support HP-UX 11. GCC 2.95.x is not supported and cannot
3410be used to compile GCC 3.0 and up.
3411
3412The libffi and libjava libraries haven't been ported to 64-bit HP-UX@
3413and don't build.
3414
3415Refer to @uref{binaries.html,,binaries} for information about obtaining
3416precompiled GCC binaries for HP-UX@. Precompiled binaries must be obtained
3417to build the Ada language as it can't be bootstrapped using C@. Ada is
3418only available for the 32-bit PA-RISC runtime.
3419
3420Starting with GCC 3.4 an ISO C compiler is required to bootstrap. The
3421bundled compiler supports only traditional C; you will need either HP's
3422unbundled compiler, or a binary distribution of GCC@.
3423
3424It is possible to build GCC 3.3 starting with the bundled HP compiler,
3425but the process requires several steps. GCC 3.3 can then be used to
3426build later versions. The fastjar program contains ISO C code and
3427can't be built with the HP bundled compiler. This problem can be
3428avoided by not building the Java language. For example, use the
3429@option{--enable-languages="c,c++,f77,objc"} option in your configure
3430command.
3431
3432There are several possible approaches to building the distribution.
3433Binutils can be built first using the HP tools. Then, the GCC
3434distribution can be built. The second approach is to build GCC
3435first using the HP tools, then build binutils, then rebuild GCC@.
3436There have been problems with various binary distributions, so it
3437is best not to start from a binary distribution.
3438
3439On 64-bit capable systems, there are two distinct targets. Different
3440installation prefixes must be used if both are to be installed on
3441the same system. The @samp{hppa[1-2]*-hp-hpux11*} target generates code
3442for the 32-bit PA-RISC runtime architecture and uses the HP linker.
3443The @samp{hppa64-hp-hpux11*} target generates 64-bit code for the
3444PA-RISC 2.0 architecture.
3445
3446The script config.guess now selects the target type based on the compiler
3447detected during configuration. You must define @env{PATH} or @env{CC} so
3448that configure finds an appropriate compiler for the initial bootstrap.
3449When @env{CC} is used, the definition should contain the options that are
3450needed whenever @env{CC} is used.
3451
3452Specifically, options that determine the runtime architecture must be
3453in @env{CC} to correctly select the target for the build. It is also
3454convenient to place many other compiler options in @env{CC}. For example,
3455@env{CC="cc -Ac +DA2.0W -Wp,-H16376 -D_CLASSIC_TYPES -D_HPUX_SOURCE"}
3456can be used to bootstrap the GCC 3.3 branch with the HP compiler in
345764-bit K&R/bundled mode. The @option{+DA2.0W} option will result in
3458the automatic selection of the @samp{hppa64-hp-hpux11*} target. The
3459macro definition table of cpp needs to be increased for a successful
3460build with the HP compiler. _CLASSIC_TYPES and _HPUX_SOURCE need to
3461be defined when building with the bundled compiler, or when using the
3462@option{-Ac} option. These defines aren't necessary with @option{-Ae}.
3463
3464It is best to explicitly configure the @samp{hppa64-hp-hpux11*} target
3465with the @option{--with-ld=@dots{}} option. This overrides the standard
3466search for ld. The two linkers supported on this target require different
3467commands. The default linker is determined during configuration. As a
3468result, it's not possible to switch linkers in the middle of a GCC build.
3469This has been reported to sometimes occur in unified builds of binutils
3470and GCC@.
3471
3472A recent linker patch must be installed for the correct operation of
3473GCC 3.3 and later. @code{PHSS_26559} and @code{PHSS_24304} are the
3474oldest linker patches that are known to work. They are for HP-UX
347511.00 and 11.11, respectively. @code{PHSS_24303}, the companion to
3476@code{PHSS_24304}, might be usable but it hasn't been tested. These
3477patches have been superseded. Consult the HP patch database to obtain
3478the currently recommended linker patch for your system.
3479
3480The patches are necessary for the support of weak symbols on the
348132-bit port, and for the running of initializers and finalizers. Weak
3482symbols are implemented using SOM secondary definition symbols. Prior
3483to HP-UX 11, there are bugs in the linker support for secondary symbols.
3484The patches correct a problem of linker core dumps creating shared
3485libraries containing secondary symbols, as well as various other
3486linking issues involving secondary symbols.
3487
3488GCC 3.3 uses the ELF DT_INIT_ARRAY and DT_FINI_ARRAY capabilities to
3489run initializers and finalizers on the 64-bit port. The 32-bit port
3490uses the linker @option{+init} and @option{+fini} options for the same
3491purpose. The patches correct various problems with the +init/+fini
3492options, including program core dumps. Binutils 2.14 corrects a
3493problem on the 64-bit port resulting from HP's non-standard use of
3494the .init and .fini sections for array initializers and finalizers.
3495
3496Although the HP and GNU linkers are both supported for the
3497@samp{hppa64-hp-hpux11*} target, it is strongly recommended that the
3498HP linker be used for link editing on this target.
3499
3500At this time, the GNU linker does not support the creation of long
3501branch stubs. As a result, it can't successfully link binaries
3502containing branch offsets larger than 8 megabytes. In addition,
3503there are problems linking shared libraries, linking executables
3504with @option{-static}, and with dwarf2 unwind and exception support.
3505It also doesn't provide stubs for internal calls to global functions
3506in shared libraries, so these calls can't be overloaded.
3507
3508The HP dynamic loader does not support GNU symbol versioning, so symbol
3509versioning is not supported. It may be necessary to disable symbol
3510versioning with @option{--disable-symvers} when using GNU ld.
3511
3512POSIX threads are the default. The optional DCE thread library is not
3513supported, so @option{--enable-threads=dce} does not work.
3514
3515@html
3516<hr />
3517@end html
3518@heading @anchor{x-x-linux-gnu}*-*-linux-gnu
3519
3520Versions of libstdc++-v3 starting with 3.2.1 require bug fixes present
3521in glibc 2.2.5 and later. More information is available in the
3522libstdc++-v3 documentation.
3523
3524@html
3525<hr />
3526@end html
3527@heading @anchor{ix86-x-linux}i?86-*-linux*
3528
3529As of GCC 3.3, binutils 2.13.1 or later is required for this platform.
3530See @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/PR10877,,bug 10877} for more information.
3531
3532If you receive Signal 11 errors when building on GNU/Linux, then it is
3533possible you have a hardware problem. Further information on this can be
3534found on @uref{http://www.bitwizard.nl/sig11/,,www.bitwizard.nl}.
3535
3536@html
3537<hr />
3538@end html
3539@heading @anchor{ix86-x-solaris29}i?86-*-solaris2.9
3540The Sun assembler in Solaris 9 has several bugs and limitations.
3541While GCC works around them, several features are missing, so it is
3542@c FIXME: which ones?
3543recommended to use the GNU assembler instead. There is no bundled
3544version, but the current version, from GNU binutils 2.22, is known to
3545work.
3546
3547Solaris@tie{}2/x86 doesn't support the execution of SSE/SSE2 instructions
3548before Solaris@tie{}9 4/04, even if the CPU supports them. Programs will
3549receive @code{SIGILL} if they try. The fix is available both in
3550Solaris@tie{}9 Update@tie{}6 and kernel patch 112234-12 or newer. To
3551avoid this problem,
3552@option{-march} defaults to @samp{pentiumpro} on Solaris 9. If
3553you have the patch installed, you can configure GCC with an appropriate
3554@option{--with-arch} option, but need GNU @command{as} for SSE2 support.
3555
3556@html
3557<hr />
3558@end html
3559@heading @anchor{ix86-x-solaris210}i?86-*-solaris2.10
3560Use this for Solaris 10 or later on x86 and x86-64 systems. Starting
3561with GCC 4.7, there is also a 64-bit @samp{amd64-*-solaris2.1[0-9]*} or
3562@samp{x86_64-*-solaris2.1[0-9]*} configuration that corresponds to
3563@samp{sparcv9-sun-solaris2*}.
3564
3565It is recommended that you configure GCC to use the GNU assembler, in
3566@file{/usr/sfw/bin/gas}. The versions included in Solaris 10, from GNU
3567binutils 2.15, and Solaris 11, from GNU binutils 2.19, work fine,
3568although the current version, from GNU binutils
35692.22, is known to work, too. Recent versions of the Sun assembler in
3570@file{/usr/ccs/bin/as} work almost as well, though.
3571@c FIXME: as patch requirements?
3572
3573For linking, the Sun linker, is preferred. If you want to use the GNU
3574linker instead, which is available in @file{/usr/sfw/bin/gld}, note that
3575due to a packaging bug the version in Solaris 10, from GNU binutils
35762.15, cannot be used, while the version in Solaris 11, from GNU binutils
35772.19, works, as does the latest version, from GNU binutils 2.22.
3578
3579To use GNU @command{as}, configure with the options
3580@option{--with-gnu-as --with-as=@//usr/@/sfw/@/bin/@/gas}. It may be necessary
3581to configure with @option{--without-gnu-ld --with-ld=@//usr/@/ccs/@/bin/@/ld} to
3582guarantee use of Sun @command{ld}.
3583@c FIXME: why --without-gnu-ld --with-ld?
3584
3585@html
3586<hr />
3587@end html
3588@heading @anchor{ia64-x-linux}ia64-*-linux
3589IA-64 processor (also known as IPF, or Itanium Processor Family)
3590running GNU/Linux.
3591
3592If you are using the installed system libunwind library with
3593@option{--with-system-libunwind}, then you must use libunwind 0.98 or
3594later.
3595
3596None of the following versions of GCC has an ABI that is compatible
3597with any of the other versions in this list, with the exception that
3598Red Hat 2.96 and Trillian 000171 are compatible with each other:
35993.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.1, 3.0, Red Hat 2.96, and Trillian 000717.
3600This primarily affects C++ programs and programs that create shared libraries.
3601GCC 3.1 or later is recommended for compiling linux, the kernel.
3602As of version 3.1 GCC is believed to be fully ABI compliant, and hence no
3603more major ABI changes are expected.
3604
3605@html
3606<hr />
3607@end html
3608@heading @anchor{ia64-x-hpux}ia64-*-hpux*
3609Building GCC on this target requires the GNU Assembler. The bundled HP
3610assembler will not work. To prevent GCC from using the wrong assembler,
3611the option @option{--with-gnu-as} may be necessary.
3612
3613The GCC libunwind library has not been ported to HPUX@. This means that for
3614GCC versions 3.2.3 and earlier, @option{--enable-libunwind-exceptions}
3615is required to build GCC@. For GCC 3.3 and later, this is the default.
3616For gcc 3.4.3 and later, @option{--enable-libunwind-exceptions} is
3617removed and the system libunwind library will always be used.
3618
3619@html
3620<hr />
3621<!-- rs6000-ibm-aix*, powerpc-ibm-aix* -->
3622@end html
3623@heading @anchor{x-ibm-aix}*-ibm-aix*
3624Support for AIX version 3 and older was discontinued in GCC 3.4.
3625Support for AIX version 4.2 and older was discontinued in GCC 4.5.
3626
3627``out of memory'' bootstrap failures may indicate a problem with
3628process resource limits (ulimit). Hard limits are configured in the
3629@file{/etc/security/limits} system configuration file.
3630
3631GCC can bootstrap with recent versions of IBM XLC, but bootstrapping
3632with an earlier release of GCC is recommended. Bootstrapping with XLC
3633requires a larger data segment, which can be enabled through the
3634@var{LDR_CNTRL} environment variable, e.g.,
3635
3636@smallexample
3637% LDR_CNTRL=MAXDATA=0x50000000
3638% export LDR_CNTRL
3639@end smallexample
3640
3641One can start with a pre-compiled version of GCC to build from
3642sources. One may delete GCC's ``fixed'' header files when starting
3643with a version of GCC built for an earlier release of AIX.
3644
3645To speed up the configuration phases of bootstrapping and installing GCC,
3646one may use GNU Bash instead of AIX @command{/bin/sh}, e.g.,
3647
3648@smallexample
3649% CONFIG_SHELL=/opt/freeware/bin/bash
3650% export CONFIG_SHELL
3651@end smallexample
3652
3653and then proceed as described in @uref{build.html,,the build
3654instructions}, where we strongly recommend specifying an absolute path
3655to invoke @var{srcdir}/configure.
3656
3657Because GCC on AIX is built as a 32-bit executable by default,
3658(although it can generate 64-bit programs) the GMP and MPFR libraries
3659required by gfortran must be 32-bit libraries. Building GMP and MPFR
3660as static archive libraries works better than shared libraries.
3661
3662Errors involving @code{alloca} when building GCC generally are due
3663to an incorrect definition of @code{CC} in the Makefile or mixing files
3664compiled with the native C compiler and GCC@. During the stage1 phase of
3665the build, the native AIX compiler @strong{must} be invoked as @command{cc}
3666(not @command{xlc}). Once @command{configure} has been informed of
3667@command{xlc}, one needs to use @samp{make distclean} to remove the
3668configure cache files and ensure that @env{CC} environment variable
3669does not provide a definition that will confuse @command{configure}.
3670If this error occurs during stage2 or later, then the problem most likely
3671is the version of Make (see above).
3672
3673The native @command{as} and @command{ld} are recommended for
3674bootstrapping on AIX@. The GNU Assembler, GNU Linker, and GNU
3675Binutils version 2.20 is the minimum level that supports bootstrap on
3676AIX 5@. The GNU Assembler has not been updated to support AIX 6@ or
3677AIX 7. The native AIX tools do interoperate with GCC@.
3678
3679AIX 5.3 TL10, AIX 6.1 TL05 and AIX 7.1 TL00 introduced an AIX
3680assembler change that sometimes produces corrupt assembly files
3681causing AIX linker errors. The bug breaks GCC bootstrap on AIX and
3682can cause compilation failures with existing GCC installations. An
3683AIX iFix for AIX 5.3 is available (APAR IZ98385 for AIX 5.3 TL10, APAR
3684IZ98477 for AIX 5.3 TL11 and IZ98134 for AIX 5.3 TL12). AIX 5.3 TL11 SP8,
3685AIX 5.3 TL12 SP5, AIX 6.1 TL04 SP11, AIX 6.1 TL05 SP7, AIX 6.1 TL06 SP6,
3686AIX 6.1 TL07 and AIX 7.1 TL01 should include the fix.
3687
3688Building @file{libstdc++.a} requires a fix for an AIX Assembler bug
3689APAR IY26685 (AIX 4.3) or APAR IY25528 (AIX 5.1). It also requires a
3690fix for another AIX Assembler bug and a co-dependent AIX Archiver fix
3691referenced as APAR IY53606 (AIX 5.2) or as APAR IY54774 (AIX 5.1)
3692
3693@samp{libstdc++} in GCC 3.4 increments the major version number of the
3694shared object and GCC installation places the @file{libstdc++.a}
3695shared library in a common location which will overwrite the and GCC
36963.3 version of the shared library. Applications either need to be
3697re-linked against the new shared library or the GCC 3.1 and GCC 3.3
3698versions of the @samp{libstdc++} shared object needs to be available
3699to the AIX runtime loader. The GCC 3.1 @samp{libstdc++.so.4}, if
3700present, and GCC 3.3 @samp{libstdc++.so.5} shared objects can be
3701installed for runtime dynamic loading using the following steps to set
3702the @samp{F_LOADONLY} flag in the shared object for @emph{each}
3703multilib @file{libstdc++.a} installed:
3704
3705Extract the shared objects from the currently installed
3706@file{libstdc++.a} archive:
3707@smallexample
3708% ar -x libstdc++.a libstdc++.so.4 libstdc++.so.5
3709@end smallexample
3710
3711Enable the @samp{F_LOADONLY} flag so that the shared object will be
3712available for runtime dynamic loading, but not linking:
3713@smallexample
3714% strip -e libstdc++.so.4 libstdc++.so.5
3715@end smallexample
3716
3717Archive the runtime-only shared object in the GCC 3.4
3718@file{libstdc++.a} archive:
3719@smallexample
3720% ar -q libstdc++.a libstdc++.so.4 libstdc++.so.5
3721@end smallexample
3722
3723Linking executables and shared libraries may produce warnings of
3724duplicate symbols. The assembly files generated by GCC for AIX always
3725have included multiple symbol definitions for certain global variable
3726and function declarations in the original program. The warnings should
3727not prevent the linker from producing a correct library or runnable
3728executable.
3729
3730AIX 4.3 utilizes a ``large format'' archive to support both 32-bit and
373164-bit object modules. The routines provided in AIX 4.3.0 and AIX 4.3.1
3732to parse archive libraries did not handle the new format correctly.
3733These routines are used by GCC and result in error messages during
3734linking such as ``not a COFF file''. The version of the routines shipped
3735with AIX 4.3.1 should work for a 32-bit environment. The @option{-g}
3736option of the archive command may be used to create archives of 32-bit
3737objects using the original ``small format''. A correct version of the
3738routines is shipped with AIX 4.3.2 and above.
3739
3740Some versions of the AIX binder (linker) can fail with a relocation
3741overflow severe error when the @option{-bbigtoc} option is used to link
3742GCC-produced object files into an executable that overflows the TOC@. A fix
3743for APAR IX75823 (OVERFLOW DURING LINK WHEN USING GCC AND -BBIGTOC) is
3744available from IBM Customer Support and from its
3745@uref{http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/,,techsupport.services.ibm.com}
3746website as PTF U455193.
3747
3748The AIX 4.3.2.1 linker (bos.rte.bind_cmds Level 4.3.2.1) will dump core
3749with a segmentation fault when invoked by any version of GCC@. A fix for
3750APAR IX87327 is available from IBM Customer Support and from its
3751@uref{http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/,,techsupport.services.ibm.com}
3752website as PTF U461879. This fix is incorporated in AIX 4.3.3 and above.
3753
3754The initial assembler shipped with AIX 4.3.0 generates incorrect object
3755files. A fix for APAR IX74254 (64BIT DISASSEMBLED OUTPUT FROM COMPILER FAILS
3756TO ASSEMBLE/BIND) is available from IBM Customer Support and from its
3757@uref{http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/,,techsupport.services.ibm.com}
3758website as PTF U453956. This fix is incorporated in AIX 4.3.1 and above.
3759
3760AIX provides National Language Support (NLS)@. Compilers and assemblers
3761use NLS to support locale-specific representations of various data
3762formats including floating-point numbers (e.g., @samp{.} vs @samp{,} for
3763separating decimal fractions). There have been problems reported where
3764GCC does not produce the same floating-point formats that the assembler
3765expects. If one encounters this problem, set the @env{LANG}
3766environment variable to @samp{C} or @samp{En_US}.
3767
3768A default can be specified with the @option{-mcpu=@var{cpu_type}}
3769switch and using the configure option @option{--with-cpu-@var{cpu_type}}.
3770
3771@html
3772<hr />
3773@end html
3774@heading @anchor{iq2000-x-elf}iq2000-*-elf
3775Vitesse IQ2000 processors. These are used in embedded
3776applications. There are no standard Unix configurations.
3777
3778@html
3779<hr />
3780@end html
3781@heading @anchor{lm32-x-elf}lm32-*-elf
3782Lattice Mico32 processor.
3783This configuration is intended for embedded systems.
3784
3785@html
3786<hr />
3787@end html
3788@heading @anchor{lm32-x-uclinux}lm32-*-uclinux
3789Lattice Mico32 processor.
3790This configuration is intended for embedded systems running uClinux.
3791
3792@html
3793<hr />
3794@end html
3795@heading @anchor{m32c-x-elf}m32c-*-elf
3796Renesas M32C processor.
3797This configuration is intended for embedded systems.
3798
3799@html
3800<hr />
3801@end html
3802@heading @anchor{m32r-x-elf}m32r-*-elf
3803Renesas M32R processor.
3804This configuration is intended for embedded systems.
3805
3806@html
3807<hr />
3808@end html
3809@heading @anchor{m68k-x-x}m68k-*-*
3810By default,
3811@samp{m68k-*-elf*}, @samp{m68k-*-rtems}, @samp{m68k-*-uclinux} and
3812@samp{m68k-*-linux}
3813build libraries for both M680x0 and ColdFire processors. If you only
3814need the M680x0 libraries, you can omit the ColdFire ones by passing
3815@option{--with-arch=m68k} to @command{configure}. Alternatively, you
3816can omit the M680x0 libraries by passing @option{--with-arch=cf} to
3817@command{configure}. These targets default to 5206 or 5475 code as
3818appropriate for the target system when
3819configured with @option{--with-arch=cf} and 68020 code otherwise.
3820
3821The @samp{m68k-*-netbsd} and
3822@samp{m68k-*-openbsd} targets also support the @option{--with-arch}
3823option. They will generate ColdFire CFV4e code when configured with
3824@option{--with-arch=cf} and 68020 code otherwise.
3825
3826You can override the default processors listed above by configuring
3827with @option{--with-cpu=@var{target}}. This @var{target} can either
3828be a @option{-mcpu} argument or one of the following values:
3829@samp{m68000}, @samp{m68010}, @samp{m68020}, @samp{m68030},
3830@samp{m68040}, @samp{m68060}, @samp{m68020-40} and @samp{m68020-60}.
3831
3832GCC requires at least binutils version 2.17 on these targets.
3833
3834@html
3835<hr />
3836@end html
3837@heading @anchor{m68k-x-uclinux}m68k-*-uclinux
3838GCC 4.3 changed the uClinux configuration so that it uses the
3839@samp{m68k-linux-gnu} ABI rather than the @samp{m68k-elf} ABI.
3840It also added improved support for C++ and flat shared libraries,
3841both of which were ABI changes.
3842
3843
3844@html
3845<hr />
3846@end html
3847@heading @anchor{mep-x-elf}mep-*-elf
3848Toshiba Media embedded Processor.
3849This configuration is intended for embedded systems.
3850
3851@html
3852<hr />
3853@end html
3854@heading @anchor{microblaze-x-elf}microblaze-*-elf
3855Xilinx MicroBlaze processor.
3856This configuration is intended for embedded systems.
3857
3858@html
3859<hr />
3860@end html
3861@heading @anchor{mips-x-x}mips-*-*
3862If on a MIPS system you get an error message saying ``does not have gp
3863sections for all it's [sic] sectons [sic]'', don't worry about it. This
3864happens whenever you use GAS with the MIPS linker, but there is not
3865really anything wrong, and it is okay to use the output file. You can
3866stop such warnings by installing the GNU linker.
3867
3868It would be nice to extend GAS to produce the gp tables, but they are
3869optional, and there should not be a warning about their absence.
3870
3871The libstdc++ atomic locking routines for MIPS targets requires MIPS II
3872and later. A patch went in just after the GCC 3.3 release to
3873make @samp{mips*-*-*} use the generic implementation instead. You can also
3874configure for @samp{mipsel-elf} as a workaround. The
3875@samp{mips*-*-linux*} target continues to use the MIPS II routines. More
3876work on this is expected in future releases.
3877
3878@c If you make --with-llsc the default for another target, please also
3879@c update the description of the --with-llsc option.
3880
3881The built-in @code{__sync_*} functions are available on MIPS II and
3882later systems and others that support the @samp{ll}, @samp{sc} and
3883@samp{sync} instructions. This can be overridden by passing
3884@option{--with-llsc} or @option{--without-llsc} when configuring GCC.
3885Since the Linux kernel emulates these instructions if they are
3886missing, the default for @samp{mips*-*-linux*} targets is
3887@option{--with-llsc}. The @option{--with-llsc} and
3888@option{--without-llsc} configure options may be overridden at compile
3889time by passing the @option{-mllsc} or @option{-mno-llsc} options to
3890the compiler.
3891
3892MIPS systems check for division by zero (unless
3893@option{-mno-check-zero-division} is passed to the compiler) by
3894generating either a conditional trap or a break instruction. Using
3895trap results in smaller code, but is only supported on MIPS II and
3896later. Also, some versions of the Linux kernel have a bug that
3897prevents trap from generating the proper signal (@code{SIGFPE}). To enable
3898the use of break, use the @option{--with-divide=breaks}
3899@command{configure} option when configuring GCC@. The default is to
3900use traps on systems that support them.
3901
3902The assembler from GNU binutils 2.17 and earlier has a bug in the way
3903it sorts relocations for REL targets (o32, o64, EABI). This can cause
3904bad code to be generated for simple C++ programs. Also the linker
3905from GNU binutils versions prior to 2.17 has a bug which causes the
3906runtime linker stubs in very large programs, like @file{libgcj.so}, to
3907be incorrectly generated. GNU Binutils 2.18 and later (and snapshots
3908made after Nov. 9, 2006) should be free from both of these problems.
3909
3910@html
3911<hr />
3912@end html
3913@heading @anchor{mips-sgi-irix5}mips-sgi-irix5
3914
3915Support for IRIX 5 has been removed in GCC 4.6.
3916
3917@html
3918<hr />
3919@end html
3920@heading @anchor{mips-sgi-irix6}mips-sgi-irix6
3921
3922Support for IRIX 6.5 has been removed in GCC 4.8. Support for IRIX 6
3923releases before 6.5 has been removed in GCC 4.6, as well as support for
3924the O32 ABI.
3925
3926@html
3927<hr />
3928@end html
3929@heading @anchor{moxie-x-elf}moxie-*-elf
3930The moxie processor.
3931
3932@html
3933<hr />
3934@end html
3935@heading @anchor{powerpc-x-x}powerpc-*-*
3936
3937You can specify a default version for the @option{-mcpu=@var{cpu_type}}
3938switch by using the configure option @option{--with-cpu-@var{cpu_type}}.
3939
3940You will need
3941@uref{ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binutils,,binutils 2.15}
3942or newer for a working GCC@.
3943
3944@html
3945<hr />
3946@end html
3947@heading @anchor{powerpc-x-darwin}powerpc-*-darwin*
3948PowerPC running Darwin (Mac OS X kernel).
3949
3950Pre-installed versions of Mac OS X may not include any developer tools,
3951meaning that you will not be able to build GCC from source. Tool
3952binaries are available at
3953@uref{http://opensource.apple.com/}.
3954
3955This version of GCC requires at least cctools-590.36. The
3956cctools-590.36 package referenced from
3957@uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2006-03/msg00507.html} will not work
3958on systems older than 10.3.9 (aka darwin7.9.0).
3959
3960@html
3961<hr />
3962@end html
3963@heading @anchor{powerpc-x-elf}powerpc-*-elf
3964PowerPC system in big endian mode, running System V.4.
3965
3966@html
3967<hr />
3968@end html
3969@heading @anchor{powerpc-x-linux-gnu}powerpc*-*-linux-gnu*
3970
3971PowerPC system in big endian mode running Linux.
3972
3973@html
3974<hr />
3975@end html
3976@heading @anchor{powerpc-x-netbsd}powerpc-*-netbsd*
3977PowerPC system in big endian mode running NetBSD@.
3978
3979@html
3980<hr />
3981@end html
3982@heading @anchor{powerpc-x-eabisim}powerpc-*-eabisim
3983Embedded PowerPC system in big endian mode for use in running under the
3984PSIM simulator.
3985
3986@html
3987<hr />
3988@end html
3989@heading @anchor{powerpc-x-eabi}powerpc-*-eabi
3990Embedded PowerPC system in big endian mode.
3991
3992@html
3993<hr />
3994@end html
3995@heading @anchor{powerpcle-x-elf}powerpcle-*-elf
3996PowerPC system in little endian mode, running System V.4.
3997
3998@html
3999<hr />
4000@end html
4001@heading @anchor{powerpcle-x-eabisim}powerpcle-*-eabisim
4002Embedded PowerPC system in little endian mode for use in running under
4003the PSIM simulator.
4004
4005@html
4006<hr />
4007@end html
4008@heading @anchor{powerpcle-x-eabi}powerpcle-*-eabi
4009Embedded PowerPC system in little endian mode.
4010
4011@html
4012<hr />
4013@end html
4014@heading @anchor{rl78-x-elf}rl78-*-elf
4015The Renesas RL78 processor.
4016This configuration is intended for embedded systems.
4017
4018@html
4019<hr />
4020@end html
4021@heading @anchor{rx-x-elf}rx-*-elf
4022The Renesas RX processor. See
4023@uref{http://eu.renesas.com/fmwk.jsp?cnt=rx600_series_landing.jsp&fp=/products/mpumcu/rx_family/rx600_series}
4024for more information about this processor.
4025
4026@html
4027<hr />
4028@end html
4029@heading @anchor{s390-x-linux}s390-*-linux*
4030S/390 system running GNU/Linux for S/390@.
4031
4032@html
4033<hr />
4034@end html
4035@heading @anchor{s390x-x-linux}s390x-*-linux*
4036zSeries system (64-bit) running GNU/Linux for zSeries@.
4037
4038@html
4039<hr />
4040@end html
4041@heading @anchor{s390x-ibm-tpf}s390x-ibm-tpf*
4042zSeries system (64-bit) running TPF@. This platform is
4043supported as cross-compilation target only.
4044
4045@html
4046<hr />
4047@end html
4048@c Please use Solaris 2 to refer to all release of Solaris, starting
4049@c with 2.0 until 2.6, 7, 8, etc. Solaris 1 was a marketing name for
4050@c SunOS 4 releases which we don't use to avoid confusion. Solaris
4051@c alone is too unspecific and must be avoided.
4052@heading @anchor{x-x-solaris2}*-*-solaris2*
4053
4054Support for Solaris 8 has removed in GCC 4.8. Support for Solaris 7 has
4055been removed in GCC 4.6.
4056
4057Sun does not ship a C compiler with Solaris 2 before Solaris 10, though
4058you can download the Sun Studio compilers for free. In Solaris 10 and
405911, GCC 3.4.3 is available as @command{/usr/sfw/bin/gcc}. Solaris 11
4060also provides GCC 4.5.2 as @command{/usr/gcc/4.5/bin/gcc}. Alternatively,
4061you can install a pre-built GCC to bootstrap and install GCC. See the
4062@uref{binaries.html,,binaries page} for details.
4063
4064The Solaris 2 @command{/bin/sh} will often fail to configure
4065@samp{libstdc++-v3}, @samp{boehm-gc} or @samp{libjava}. We therefore
4066recommend using the following initial sequence of commands
4067
4068@smallexample
4069% CONFIG_SHELL=/bin/ksh
4070% export CONFIG_SHELL
4071@end smallexample
4072
4073@noindent
4074and proceed as described in @uref{configure.html,,the configure instructions}.
4075In addition we strongly recommend specifying an absolute path to invoke
4076@command{@var{srcdir}/configure}.
4077
4078Solaris 2 comes with a number of optional OS packages. Some of these
4079are needed to use GCC fully, namely @code{SUNWarc},
4080@code{SUNWbtool}, @code{SUNWesu}, @code{SUNWhea}, @code{SUNWlibm},
4081@code{SUNWsprot}, and @code{SUNWtoo}. If you did not install all
4082optional packages when installing Solaris 2, you will need to verify that
4083the packages that GCC needs are installed.
4084
4085To check whether an optional package is installed, use
4086the @command{pkginfo} command. To add an optional package, use the
4087@command{pkgadd} command. For further details, see the Solaris 2
4088documentation.
4089
4090Trying to use the linker and other tools in
4091@file{/usr/ucb} to install GCC has been observed to cause trouble.
4092For example, the linker may hang indefinitely. The fix is to remove
4093@file{/usr/ucb} from your @env{PATH}.
4094
4095The build process works more smoothly with the legacy Sun tools so, if you
4096have @file{/usr/xpg4/bin} in your @env{PATH}, we recommend that you place
4097@file{/usr/bin} before @file{/usr/xpg4/bin} for the duration of the build.
4098
4099We recommend the use of the Sun assembler or the GNU assembler, in
4100conjunction with the Sun linker. The GNU @command{as}
4101versions included in Solaris 10, from GNU binutils 2.15, and Solaris 11,
4102from GNU binutils 2.19, are known to work. They can be found in
4103@file{/usr/sfw/bin/gas}. Current versions of GNU binutils (2.22)
4104are known to work as well. Note that your mileage may vary
4105if you use a combination of the GNU tools and the Sun tools: while the
4106combination GNU @command{as} + Sun @command{ld} should reasonably work,
4107the reverse combination Sun @command{as} + GNU @command{ld} may fail to
4108build or cause memory corruption at runtime in some cases for C++ programs.
4109@c FIXME: still?
4110GNU @command{ld} usually works as well, although the version included in
4111Solaris 10 cannot be used due to several bugs. Again, the current
4112version (2.22) is known to work, but generally lacks platform specific
4113features, so better stay with Sun @command{ld}. To use the LTO linker
4114plugin (@option{-fuse-linker-plugin}) with GNU @command{ld}, GNU
4115binutils @emph{must} be configured with @option{--enable-largefile}.
4116
4117To enable symbol versioning in @samp{libstdc++} with Sun @command{ld},
4118you need to have any version of GNU @command{c++filt}, which is part of
4119GNU binutils. @samp{libstdc++} symbol versioning will be disabled if no
4120appropriate version is found. Sun @command{c++filt} from the Sun Studio
4121compilers does @emph{not} work.
4122
4123Sun bug 4296832 turns up when compiling X11 headers with GCC 2.95 or
4124newer: @command{g++} will complain that types are missing. These headers
4125assume that omitting the type means @code{int}; this assumption worked for
4126C90 but is wrong for C++, and is now wrong for C99 also.
4127
4128Sun bug 4927647 sometimes causes random spurious testsuite failures
4129related to missing diagnostic output. This bug doesn't affect GCC
4130itself, rather it is a kernel bug triggered by the @command{expect}
4131program which is used only by the GCC testsuite driver. When the bug
4132causes the @command{expect} program to miss anticipated output, extra
4133testsuite failures appear.
4134
4135There are patches for Solaris 9 (117171-11 or newer for
4136SPARC, 117172-11 or newer for Intel) that address this problem.
4137
4138Thread-local storage (TLS) is supported in Solaris@tie{}9, but requires
4139some patches. The @samp{libthread} patches provide the
4140@code{__tls_get_addr} (SPARC, 64-bit x86) resp.@ @code{___tls_get_addr}
4141(32-bit x86) functions. On Solaris@tie{}9, the necessary support
4142on SPARC is present since FCS, while 114432-05 or newer is required on
4143Intel. Additionally, on Solaris@tie{}9/x86, patch 113986-02 or newer is
4144required for the Sun @command{ld} and runtime linker (@command{ld.so.1})
4145support, while Solaris@tie{}9/SPARC works since FCS. The linker
4146patches must be installed even if GNU @command{ld} is used. Sun
4147@command{as} in Solaris@tie{}9 doesn't support the necessary
4148relocations, so GNU @command{as} must be used. The @command{configure}
4149script checks for those prerequisites and automatically enables TLS
4150support if they are met. Although those minimal patch versions should
4151work, it is recommended to use the latest patch versions which include
4152additional bug fixes.
4153
4154@html
4155<hr />
4156@end html
4157@heading @anchor{sparc-x-x}sparc*-*-*
4158
4159This section contains general configuration information for all
4160SPARC-based platforms. In addition to reading this section, please
4161read all other sections that match your target.
4162
4163Newer versions of the GNU Multiple Precision Library (GMP), the MPFR
4164library and the MPC library are known to be miscompiled by earlier
4165versions of GCC on these platforms. We therefore recommend the use
4166of the exact versions of these libraries listed as minimal versions
4167in @uref{prerequisites.html,,the prerequisites}.
4168
4169@html
4170<hr />
4171@end html
4172@heading @anchor{sparc-sun-solaris2}sparc-sun-solaris2*
4173
4174When GCC is configured to use GNU binutils 2.14 or later, the binaries
4175produced are smaller than the ones produced using Sun's native tools;
4176this difference is quite significant for binaries containing debugging
4177information.
4178
4179Starting with Solaris 7, the operating system is capable of executing
418064-bit SPARC V9 binaries. GCC 3.1 and later properly supports
4181this; the @option{-m64} option enables 64-bit code generation.
4182However, if all you want is code tuned for the UltraSPARC CPU, you
4183should try the @option{-mtune=ultrasparc} option instead, which produces
4184code that, unlike full 64-bit code, can still run on non-UltraSPARC
4185machines.
4186
4187When configuring on a Solaris 7 or later system that is running a kernel
4188that supports only 32-bit binaries, one must configure with
4189@option{--disable-multilib}, since we will not be able to build the
419064-bit target libraries.
4191
4192GCC 3.3 and GCC 3.4 trigger code generation bugs in earlier versions of
4193the GNU compiler (especially GCC 3.0.x versions), which lead to the
4194miscompilation of the stage1 compiler and the subsequent failure of the
4195bootstrap process. A workaround is to use GCC 3.2.3 as an intermediary
4196stage, i.e.@: to bootstrap that compiler with the base compiler and then
4197use it to bootstrap the final compiler.
4198
4199GCC 3.4 triggers a code generation bug in versions 5.4 (Sun ONE Studio 7)
4200and 5.5 (Sun ONE Studio 8) of the Sun compiler, which causes a bootstrap
4201failure in form of a miscompilation of the stage1 compiler by the Sun
4202compiler. This is Sun bug 4974440. This is fixed with patch 112760-07.
4203
4204GCC 3.4 changed the default debugging format from Stabs to DWARF-2 for
420532-bit code on Solaris 7 and later. If you use the Sun assembler, this
4206change apparently runs afoul of Sun bug 4910101 (which is referenced as
4207an x86-only problem by Sun, probably because they do not use DWARF-2).
4208A symptom of the problem is that you cannot compile C++ programs like
4209@command{groff} 1.19.1 without getting messages similar to the following:
4210
4211@smallexample
4212ld: warning: relocation error: R_SPARC_UA32: @dots{}
4213 external symbolic relocation against non-allocatable section
4214 .debug_info cannot be processed at runtime: relocation ignored.
4215@end smallexample
4216
4217@noindent
4218To work around this problem, compile with @option{-gstabs+} instead of
4219plain @option{-g}.
4220
4221When configuring the GNU Multiple Precision Library (GMP), the MPFR
4222library or the MPC library on a Solaris 7 or later system, the canonical
4223target triplet must be specified as the @command{build} parameter on the
4224configure line. This target triplet can be obtained by invoking @command{./config.guess} in the toplevel source directory of GCC (and
4225not that of GMP or MPFR or MPC). For example on a Solaris 9 system:
4226
4227@smallexample
4228% ./configure --build=sparc-sun-solaris2.9 --prefix=xxx
4229@end smallexample
4230
4231@html
4232<hr />
4233@end html
4234@heading @anchor{sparc-sun-solaris210}sparc-sun-solaris2.10
4235
4236There is a bug in older versions of the Sun assembler which breaks
4237thread-local storage (TLS). A typical error message is
4238
4239@smallexample
4240ld: fatal: relocation error: R_SPARC_TLS_LE_HIX22: file /var/tmp//ccamPA1v.o:
4241 symbol <unknown>: bad symbol type SECT: symbol type must be TLS
4242@end smallexample
4243
4244@noindent
4245This bug is fixed in Sun patch 118683-03 or later.
4246
4247@html
4248<hr />
4249@end html
4250@heading @anchor{sparc-x-linux}sparc-*-linux*
4251
4252GCC versions 3.0 and higher require binutils 2.11.2 and glibc 2.2.4
4253or newer on this platform. All earlier binutils and glibc
4254releases mishandled unaligned relocations on @code{sparc-*-*} targets.
4255
4256
4257@html
4258<hr />
4259@end html
4260@heading @anchor{sparc64-x-solaris2}sparc64-*-solaris2*
4261
4262When configuring the GNU Multiple Precision Library (GMP), the MPFR
4263library or the MPC library, the canonical target triplet must be specified
4264as the @command{build} parameter on the configure line. For example
4265on a Solaris 9 system:
4266
4267@smallexample
4268% ./configure --build=sparc64-sun-solaris2.9 --prefix=xxx
4269@end smallexample
4270
4271The following compiler flags must be specified in the configure
4272step in order to bootstrap this target with the Sun compiler:
4273
4274@smallexample
4275% CC="cc -xarch=v9 -xildoff" @var{srcdir}/configure [@var{options}] [@var{target}]
4276@end smallexample
4277
4278@noindent
4279@option{-xarch=v9} specifies the SPARC-V9 architecture to the Sun toolchain
4280and @option{-xildoff} turns off the incremental linker.
4281
4282@html
4283<hr />
4284@end html
4285@heading @anchor{sparcv9-x-solaris2}sparcv9-*-solaris2*
4286
4287This is a synonym for @samp{sparc64-*-solaris2*}.
4288
4289@html
4290<hr />
4291@end html
4292@heading @anchor{c6x-x-x}c6x-*-*
4293
4294The C6X family of processors. This port requires binutils-2.22 or newer.
4295
4296@html
4297<hr />
4298@end html
4299@heading @anchor{tilegx-*-linux}tilegx-*-linux*
4300
4301The TILE-Gx processor running GNU/Linux. This port requires
4302binutils-2.22 or newer.
4303
4304@html
4305<hr />
4306@end html
4307@heading @anchor{tilepro-*-linux}tilepro-*-linux*
4308
4309The TILEPro processor running GNU/Linux. This port requires
4310binutils-2.22 or newer.
4311
4312@html
4313<hr />
4314@end html
4315@heading @anchor{x-x-vxworks}*-*-vxworks*
4316Support for VxWorks is in flux. At present GCC supports @emph{only} the
4317very recent VxWorks 5.5 (aka Tornado 2.2) release, and only on PowerPC@.
4318We welcome patches for other architectures supported by VxWorks 5.5.
4319Support for VxWorks AE would also be welcome; we believe this is merely
4320a matter of writing an appropriate ``configlette'' (see below). We are
4321not interested in supporting older, a.out or COFF-based, versions of
4322VxWorks in GCC 3.
4323
4324VxWorks comes with an older version of GCC installed in
4325@file{@var{$WIND_BASE}/host}; we recommend you do not overwrite it.
4326Choose an installation @var{prefix} entirely outside @var{$WIND_BASE}.
4327Before running @command{configure}, create the directories @file{@var{prefix}}
4328and @file{@var{prefix}/bin}. Link or copy the appropriate assembler,
4329linker, etc.@: into @file{@var{prefix}/bin}, and set your @var{PATH} to
4330include that directory while running both @command{configure} and
4331@command{make}.
4332
4333You must give @command{configure} the
4334@option{--with-headers=@var{$WIND_BASE}/target/h} switch so that it can
4335find the VxWorks system headers. Since VxWorks is a cross compilation
4336target only, you must also specify @option{--target=@var{target}}.
4337@command{configure} will attempt to create the directory
4338@file{@var{prefix}/@var{target}/sys-include} and copy files into it;
4339make sure the user running @command{configure} has sufficient privilege
4340to do so.
4341
4342GCC's exception handling runtime requires a special ``configlette''
4343module, @file{contrib/gthr_supp_vxw_5x.c}. Follow the instructions in
4344that file to add the module to your kernel build. (Future versions of
4345VxWorks will incorporate this module.)
4346
4347@html
4348<hr />
4349@end html
4350@heading @anchor{x86-64-x-x}x86_64-*-*, amd64-*-*
4351
4352GCC supports the x86-64 architecture implemented by the AMD64 processor
4353(amd64-*-* is an alias for x86_64-*-*) on GNU/Linux, FreeBSD and NetBSD@.
4354On GNU/Linux the default is a bi-arch compiler which is able to generate
4355both 64-bit x86-64 and 32-bit x86 code (via the @option{-m32} switch).
4356
4357@html
4358<hr />
4359@end html
4360@heading @anchor{x86-64-x-solaris210}x86_64-*-solaris2.1[0-9]*
4361
4362GCC also supports the x86-64 architecture implemented by the AMD64
4363processor (@samp{amd64-*-*} is an alias for @samp{x86_64-*-*}) on
4364Solaris 10 or later. Unlike other systems, without special options a
4365bi-arch compiler is built which generates 32-bit code by default, but
4366can generate 64-bit x86-64 code with the @option{-m64} switch. Since
4367GCC 4.7, there is also configuration that defaults to 64-bit code, but
4368can generate 32-bit code with @option{-m32}. To configure and build
4369this way, you have to provide all support libraries like @file{libgmp}
4370as 64-bit code, configure with @option{--target=x86_64-pc-solaris2.1x}
4371and @samp{CC=gcc -m64}.
4372
4373@html
4374<hr />
4375@end html
4376@heading @anchor{xtensa-x-elf}xtensa*-*-elf
4377
4378This target is intended for embedded Xtensa systems using the
4379@samp{newlib} C library. It uses ELF but does not support shared
4380objects. Designed-defined instructions specified via the
4381Tensilica Instruction Extension (TIE) language are only supported
4382through inline assembly.
4383
4384The Xtensa configuration information must be specified prior to
4385building GCC@. The @file{include/xtensa-config.h} header
4386file contains the configuration information. If you created your
4387own Xtensa configuration with the Xtensa Processor Generator, the
4388downloaded files include a customized copy of this header file,
4389which you can use to replace the default header file.
4390
4391@html
4392<hr />
4393@end html
4394@heading @anchor{xtensa-x-linux}xtensa*-*-linux*
4395
4396This target is for Xtensa systems running GNU/Linux. It supports ELF
4397shared objects and the GNU C library (glibc). It also generates
4398position-independent code (PIC) regardless of whether the
4399@option{-fpic} or @option{-fPIC} options are used. In other
4400respects, this target is the same as the
4401@uref{#xtensa*-*-elf,,@samp{xtensa*-*-elf}} target.
4402
4403@html
4404<hr />
4405@end html
4406@heading @anchor{windows}Microsoft Windows
4407
4408@subheading Intel 16-bit versions
4409The 16-bit versions of Microsoft Windows, such as Windows 3.1, are not
4410supported.
4411
4412However, the 32-bit port has limited support for Microsoft
4413Windows 3.11 in the Win32s environment, as a target only. See below.
4414
4415@subheading Intel 32-bit versions
4416
4417The 32-bit versions of Windows, including Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows
4418XP, and Windows Vista, are supported by several different target
4419platforms. These targets differ in which Windows subsystem they target
4420and which C libraries are used.
4421
4422@itemize
4423@item Cygwin @uref{#x-x-cygwin,,*-*-cygwin}: Cygwin provides a user-space
4424Linux API emulation layer in the Win32 subsystem.
4425@item Interix @uref{#x-x-interix,,*-*-interix}: The Interix subsystem
4426provides native support for POSIX.
4427@item MinGW @uref{#x-x-mingw32,,*-*-mingw32}: MinGW is a native GCC port for
4428the Win32 subsystem that provides a subset of POSIX.
4429@item MKS i386-pc-mks: NuTCracker from MKS. See
4430@uref{http://www.mkssoftware.com/} for more information.
4431@end itemize
4432
4433@subheading Intel 64-bit versions
4434
4435GCC contains support for x86-64 using the mingw-w64
4436runtime library, available from @uref{http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net/}.
4437This library should be used with the target triple x86_64-pc-mingw32.
4438
4439Presently Windows for Itanium is not supported.
4440
4441@subheading Windows CE
4442
4443Windows CE is supported as a target only on Hitachi
4444SuperH (sh-wince-pe), and MIPS (mips-wince-pe).
4445
4446@subheading Other Windows Platforms
4447
4448GCC no longer supports Windows NT on the Alpha or PowerPC.
4449
4450GCC no longer supports the Windows POSIX subsystem. However, it does
4451support the Interix subsystem. See above.
4452
4453Old target names including *-*-winnt and *-*-windowsnt are no longer used.
4454
4455PW32 (i386-pc-pw32) support was never completed, and the project seems to
4456be inactive. See @uref{http://pw32.sourceforge.net/} for more information.
4457
4458UWIN support has been removed due to a lack of maintenance.
4459
4460@html
4461<hr />
4462@end html
4463@heading @anchor{x-x-cygwin}*-*-cygwin
4464
4465Ports of GCC are included with the
4466@uref{http://www.cygwin.com/,,Cygwin environment}.
4467
4468GCC will build under Cygwin without modification; it does not build
4469with Microsoft's C++ compiler and there are no plans to make it do so.
4470
4471The Cygwin native compiler can be configured to target any 32-bit x86
4472cpu architecture desired; the default is i686-pc-cygwin. It should be
4473used with as up-to-date a version of binutils as possible; use either
4474the latest official GNU binutils release in the Cygwin distribution,
4475or version 2.20 or above if building your own.
4476
4477@html
4478<hr />
4479@end html
4480@heading @anchor{x-x-interix}*-*-interix
4481
4482The Interix target is used by OpenNT, Interix, Services For UNIX (SFU),
4483and Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications (SUA). Applications compiled
4484with this target run in the Interix subsystem, which is separate from
4485the Win32 subsystem. This target was last known to work in GCC 3.3.
4486
4487@html
4488<hr />
4489@end html
4490@heading @anchor{x-x-mingw32}*-*-mingw32
4491
4492GCC will build with and support only MinGW runtime 3.12 and later.
4493Earlier versions of headers are incompatible with the new default semantics
4494of @code{extern inline} in @code{-std=c99} and @code{-std=gnu99} modes.
4495
4496@html
4497<hr />
4498@end html
4499@heading @anchor{older}Older systems
4500
4501GCC contains support files for many older (1980s and early
45021990s) Unix variants. For the most part, support for these systems
4503has not been deliberately removed, but it has not been maintained for
4504several years and may suffer from bitrot.
4505
4506Starting with GCC 3.1, each release has a list of ``obsoleted'' systems.
4507Support for these systems is still present in that release, but
4508@command{configure} will fail unless the @option{--enable-obsolete}
4509option is given. Unless a maintainer steps forward, support for these
4510systems will be removed from the next release of GCC@.
4511
4512Support for old systems as hosts for GCC can cause problems if the
4513workarounds for compiler, library and operating system bugs affect the
4514cleanliness or maintainability of the rest of GCC@. In some cases, to
4515bring GCC up on such a system, if still possible with current GCC, may
4516require first installing an old version of GCC which did work on that
4517system, and using it to compile a more recent GCC, to avoid bugs in the
4518vendor compiler. Old releases of GCC 1 and GCC 2 are available in the
4519@file{old-releases} directory on the @uref{../mirrors.html,,GCC mirror
4520sites}. Header bugs may generally be avoided using
4521@command{fixincludes}, but bugs or deficiencies in libraries and the
4522operating system may still cause problems.
4523
4524Support for older systems as targets for cross-compilation is less
4525problematic than support for them as hosts for GCC; if an enthusiast
4526wishes to make such a target work again (including resurrecting any of
4527the targets that never worked with GCC 2, starting from the last
4528version before they were removed), patches
4529@uref{../contribute.html,,following the usual requirements} would be
4530likely to be accepted, since they should not affect the support for more
4531modern targets.
4532
4533For some systems, old versions of GNU binutils may also be useful,
4534and are available from @file{pub/binutils/old-releases} on
4535@uref{http://sourceware.org/mirrors.html,,sourceware.org mirror sites}.
4536
4537Some of the information on specific systems above relates to
4538such older systems, but much of the information
4539about GCC on such systems (which may no longer be applicable to
4540current GCC) is to be found in the GCC texinfo manual.
4541
4542@html
4543<hr />
4544@end html
4545@heading @anchor{elf}all ELF targets (SVR4, Solaris 2, etc.)
4546
4547C++ support is significantly better on ELF targets if you use the
4548@uref{./configure.html#with-gnu-ld,,GNU linker}; duplicate copies of
4549inlines, vtables and template instantiations will be discarded
4550automatically.
4551
4552
4553@html
4554<hr />
4555<p>
4556@end html
4557@ifhtml
4558@uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
4559@end ifhtml
4560@end ifset
4561
4562@c ***Old documentation******************************************************
4563@ifset oldhtml
4564@include install-old.texi
4565@html
4566<hr />
4567<p>
4568@end html
4569@ifhtml
4570@uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
4571@end ifhtml
4572@end ifset
4573
4574@c ***GFDL********************************************************************
4575@ifset gfdlhtml
4576@include fdl.texi
4577@html
4578<hr />
4579<p>
4580@end html
4581@ifhtml
4582@uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
4583@end ifhtml
4584@end ifset
4585
4586@c ***************************************************************************
4587@c Part 6 The End of the Document
4588@ifinfo
4589@comment node-name, next, previous, up
4590@node Concept Index, , GNU Free Documentation License, Top
4591@end ifinfo
4592
4593@ifinfo
4594@unnumbered Concept Index
4595
4596@printindex cp
4597
4598@contents
4599@end ifinfo
4600@bye