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5 @settitle Installing GCC
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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
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35 @settitle Installing GCC: Final installation
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38 @settitle Installing GCC: Binaries
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41 @settitle Installing GCC: Old documentation
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44 @settitle Installing GCC: GNU Free Documentation License
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47 @c Copyright (C) 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998,
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72 @c Part 2 Summary Description and Copyright
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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
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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
150 The latest version of this document is always available at
151 @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/install/,,http://gcc.gnu.org/install/}.
152
153 This document describes the generic installation procedure for GCC as well
154 as detailing some target specific installation instructions.
155
156 GCC includes several components that previously were separate distributions
157 with their own installation instructions. This document supersedes all
158 package specific installation instructions.
159
160 @emph{Before} starting the build/install procedure please check the
161 @ifnothtml
162 @ref{Specific, host/target specific installation notes}.
163 @end ifnothtml
164 @ifhtml
165 @uref{specific.html,,host/target specific installation notes}.
166 @end ifhtml
167 We recommend you browse the entire generic installation instructions before
168 you proceed.
169
170 Lists of successful builds for released versions of GCC are
171 available at @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/buildstat.html}.
172 These lists are updated as new information becomes available.
173
174 The installation procedure itself is broken into five steps.
175
176 @ifinfo
177 @menu
178 * Prerequisites::
179 * Downloading the source::
180 * Configuration::
181 * Building::
182 * Testing:: (optional)
183 * Final install::
184 @end menu
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186 @ifhtml
187 @enumerate
188 @item
189 @uref{prerequisites.html,,Prerequisites}
190 @item
191 @uref{download.html,,Downloading the source}
192 @item
193 @uref{configure.html,,Configuration}
194 @item
195 @uref{build.html,,Building}
196 @item
197 @uref{test.html,,Testing} (optional)
198 @item
199 @uref{finalinstall.html,,Final install}
200 @end enumerate
201 @end ifhtml
202
203 Please note that GCC does not support @samp{make uninstall} and probably
204 won't do so in the near future as this would open a can of worms. Instead,
205 we suggest that you install GCC into a directory of its own and simply
206 remove that directory when you do not need that specific version of GCC
207 any longer, and, if shared libraries are installed there as well, no
208 more binaries exist that use them.
209
210 @ifhtml
211 There are also some @uref{old.html,,old installation instructions},
212 which are mostly obsolete but still contain some information which has
213 not yet been merged into the main part of this manual.
214 @end ifhtml
215
216 @html
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218 <p>
219 @end html
220 @ifhtml
221 @uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
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223 @insertcopying
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225 @end ifset
226
227 @c ***Prerequisites**************************************************
228 @ifnothtml
229 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
230 @node Prerequisites, Downloading the source, , Installing GCC
231 @end ifnothtml
232 @ifset prerequisiteshtml
233 @ifnothtml
234 @chapter Prerequisites
235 @end ifnothtml
236 @cindex Prerequisites
237
238 GCC requires that various tools and packages be available for use in the
239 build procedure. Modifying GCC sources requires additional tools
240 described below.
241
242 @heading Tools/packages necessary for building GCC
243 @table @asis
244 @item ISO C90 compiler
245 Necessary to bootstrap GCC, although versions of GCC prior
246 to 3.4 also allow bootstrapping with a traditional (K&R) C compiler.
247
248 To build all languages in a cross-compiler or other configuration where
249 3-stage bootstrap is not performed, you need to start with an existing
250 GCC binary (version 2.95 or later) because source code for language
251 frontends other than C might use GCC extensions.
252
253 @item GNAT
254
255 In order to build the Ada compiler (GNAT) you must already have GNAT
256 installed because portions of the Ada frontend are written in Ada (with
257 GNAT extensions.) Refer to the Ada installation instructions for more
258 specific information.
259
260 @item A ``working'' POSIX compatible shell, or GNU bash
261
262 Necessary when running @command{configure} because some
263 @command{/bin/sh} shells have bugs and may crash when configuring the
264 target libraries. In other cases, @command{/bin/sh} or @command{ksh}
265 have disastrous corner-case performance problems. This
266 can cause target @command{configure} runs to literally take days to
267 complete in some cases.
268
269 So on some platforms @command{/bin/ksh} is sufficient, on others it
270 isn't. See the host/target specific instructions for your platform, or
271 use @command{bash} to be sure. Then set @env{CONFIG_SHELL} in your
272 environment to your ``good'' shell prior to running
273 @command{configure}/@command{make}.
274
275 @command{zsh} is not a fully compliant POSIX shell and will not
276 work when configuring GCC@.
277
278 @item A POSIX or SVR4 awk
279
280 Necessary for creating some of the generated source files for GCC@.
281 If in doubt, use a recent GNU awk version, as some of the older ones
282 are broken. GNU awk version 3.1.5 is known to work.
283
284 @item GNU binutils
285
286 Necessary in some circumstances, optional in others. See the
287 host/target specific instructions for your platform for the exact
288 requirements.
289
290 @item gzip version 1.2.4 (or later) or
291 @itemx bzip2 version 1.0.2 (or later)
292
293 Necessary to uncompress GCC @command{tar} files when source code is
294 obtained via FTP mirror sites.
295
296 @item GNU make version 3.80 (or later)
297
298 You must have GNU make installed to build GCC@.
299
300 @item GNU tar version 1.14 (or later)
301
302 Necessary (only on some platforms) to untar the source code. Many
303 systems' @command{tar} programs will also work, only try GNU
304 @command{tar} if you have problems.
305
306 @item Perl version 5.6.1 (or later)
307
308 Necessary when targetting Darwin, building @samp{libstdc++},
309 and not using @option{--disable-symvers}.
310 Necessary when targetting Solaris 2 with Sun @command{ld} and not using
311 @option{--disable-symvers}. The bundled @command{perl} in Solaris@tie{}8
312 and up works.
313
314 Necessary when regenerating @file{Makefile} dependencies in libiberty.
315 Necessary when regenerating @file{libiberty/functions.texi}.
316 Necessary when generating manpages from Texinfo manuals.
317 Used by various scripts to generate some files included in SVN (mainly
318 Unicode-related and rarely changing) from source tables.
319
320 @item @command{jar}, or InfoZIP (@command{zip} and @command{unzip})
321
322 Necessary to build libgcj, the GCJ runtime.
323
324 @end table
325
326 Several support libraries are necessary to build GCC, some are required,
327 others optional. While any sufficiently new version of required tools
328 usually work, library requirements are generally stricter. Newer
329 versions may work in some cases, but it's safer to use the exact
330 versions documented. We appreciate bug reports about problems with
331 newer versions, though.
332
333 @table @asis
334 @item GNU Multiple Precision Library (GMP) version 4.3.2 (or later)
335
336 Necessary to build GCC@. If you do not have it installed in your
337 library search path, you will have to configure with the
338 @option{--with-gmp} configure option. See also @option{--with-gmp-lib}
339 and @option{--with-gmp-include}. Alternatively, if a GMP source
340 distribution is found in a subdirectory of your GCC sources named
341 @file{gmp}, it will be built together with GCC@.
342
343 @item MPFR Library version 2.4.2 (or later)
344
345 Necessary to build GCC@. It can be downloaded from
346 @uref{http://www.mpfr.org/}. The @option{--with-mpfr} configure
347 option should be used if your MPFR Library is not installed in your
348 default library search path. See also @option{--with-mpfr-lib} and
349 @option{--with-mpfr-include}. Alternatively, if a MPFR source
350 distribution is found in a subdirectory of your GCC sources named
351 @file{mpfr}, it will be built together with GCC@.
352
353 @item MPC Library version 0.8.1 (or later)
354
355 Necessary to build GCC@. It can be downloaded from
356 @uref{http://www.multiprecision.org/}. The @option{--with-mpc}
357 configure option should be used if your MPC Library is not installed
358 in your default library search path. See also @option{--with-mpc-lib}
359 and @option{--with-mpc-include}. Alternatively, if an MPC source
360 distribution is found in a subdirectory of your GCC sources named
361 @file{mpc}, it will be built together with GCC@.
362
363 @item Parma Polyhedra Library (PPL) version 0.11
364
365 Necessary to build GCC with the Graphite loop optimizations.
366 It can be downloaded from @uref{http://www.cs.unipr.it/ppl/Download/}.
367
368 The @option{--with-ppl} configure option should be used if PPL is not
369 installed in your default library search path.
370
371 @item CLooG-PPL version 0.15 or CLooG 0.16
372
373 Necessary to build GCC with the Graphite loop optimizations. There
374 are two versions available. CLooG-PPL 0.15 as well as CLooG 0.16.
375 The former is the default right now. It can be downloaded from
376 @uref{ftp://gcc.gnu.org/pub/gcc/infrastructure/} as
377 @file{cloog-ppl-0.15.tar.gz}.
378
379 CLooG 0.16 support is still in testing stage, but will be the
380 default in future GCC releases. It is also available at
381 @uref{ftp://gcc.gnu.org/pub/gcc/infrastructure/} as
382 @file{cloog-0.16.1.tar.gz}. To use it add the additional configure
383 option @option{--enable-cloog-backend=isl}. Even if CLooG 0.16
384 does not use PPL, PPL is still required for Graphite.
385
386 In both cases @option{--with-cloog} configure option should be used
387 if CLooG is not installed in your default library search path.
388
389 @end table
390
391 @heading Tools/packages necessary for modifying GCC
392 @table @asis
393 @item autoconf version 2.64
394 @itemx GNU m4 version 1.4.6 (or later)
395
396 Necessary when modifying @file{configure.ac}, @file{aclocal.m4}, etc.@:
397 to regenerate @file{configure} and @file{config.in} files.
398
399 @item automake version 1.11.1
400
401 Necessary when modifying a @file{Makefile.am} file to regenerate its
402 associated @file{Makefile.in}.
403
404 Much of GCC does not use automake, so directly edit the @file{Makefile.in}
405 file. Specifically this applies to the @file{gcc}, @file{intl},
406 @file{libcpp}, @file{libiberty}, @file{libobjc} directories as well
407 as any of their subdirectories.
408
409 For directories that use automake, GCC requires the latest release in
410 the 1.11 series, which is currently 1.11.1. When regenerating a directory
411 to a newer version, please update all the directories using an older 1.11
412 to the latest released version.
413
414 @item gettext version 0.14.5 (or later)
415
416 Needed to regenerate @file{gcc.pot}.
417
418 @item gperf version 2.7.2 (or later)
419
420 Necessary when modifying @command{gperf} input files, e.g.@:
421 @file{gcc/cp/cfns.gperf} to regenerate its associated header file, e.g.@:
422 @file{gcc/cp/cfns.h}.
423
424 @item DejaGnu 1.4.4
425 @itemx Expect
426 @itemx Tcl
427
428 Necessary to run the GCC testsuite; see the section on testing for details.
429
430 @item autogen version 5.5.4 (or later) and
431 @itemx guile version 1.4.1 (or later)
432
433 Necessary to regenerate @file{fixinc/fixincl.x} from
434 @file{fixinc/inclhack.def} and @file{fixinc/*.tpl}.
435
436 Necessary to run @samp{make check} for @file{fixinc}.
437
438 Necessary to regenerate the top level @file{Makefile.in} file from
439 @file{Makefile.tpl} and @file{Makefile.def}.
440
441 @item Flex version 2.5.4 (or later)
442
443 Necessary when modifying @file{*.l} files.
444
445 Necessary to build GCC during development because the generated output
446 files are not included in the SVN repository. They are included in
447 releases.
448
449 @item Texinfo version 4.7 (or later)
450
451 Necessary for running @command{makeinfo} when modifying @file{*.texi}
452 files to test your changes.
453
454 Necessary for running @command{make dvi} or @command{make pdf} to
455 create printable documentation in DVI or PDF format. Texinfo version
456 4.8 or later is required for @command{make pdf}.
457
458 Necessary to build GCC documentation during development because the
459 generated output files are not included in the SVN repository. They are
460 included in releases.
461
462 @item @TeX{} (any working version)
463
464 Necessary for running @command{texi2dvi} and @command{texi2pdf}, which
465 are used when running @command{make dvi} or @command{make pdf} to create
466 DVI or PDF files, respectively.
467
468 @item SVN (any version)
469 @itemx SSH (any version)
470
471 Necessary to access the SVN repository. Public releases and weekly
472 snapshots of the development sources are also available via FTP@.
473
474 @item GNU diffutils version 2.7 (or later)
475
476 Useful when submitting patches for the GCC source code.
477
478 @item patch version 2.5.4 (or later)
479
480 Necessary when applying patches, created with @command{diff}, to one's
481 own sources.
482
483 @item ecj1
484 @itemx gjavah
485
486 If you wish to modify @file{.java} files in libjava, you will need to
487 configure with @option{--enable-java-maintainer-mode}, and you will need
488 to have executables named @command{ecj1} and @command{gjavah} in your path.
489 The @command{ecj1} executable should run the Eclipse Java compiler via
490 the GCC-specific entry point. You can download a suitable jar from
491 @uref{ftp://sourceware.org/pub/java/}, or by running the script
492 @command{contrib/download_ecj}.
493
494 @item antlr.jar version 2.7.1 (or later)
495 @itemx antlr binary
496
497 If you wish to build the @command{gjdoc} binary in libjava, you will
498 need to have an @file{antlr.jar} library available. The library is
499 searched in system locations but can be configured with
500 @option{--with-antlr-jar=} instead. When configuring with
501 @option{--enable-java-maintainer-mode}, you will need to have one of
502 the executables named @command{cantlr}, @command{runantlr} or
503 @command{antlr} in your path.
504
505 @end table
506
507 @html
508 <hr />
509 <p>
510 @end html
511 @ifhtml
512 @uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
513 @end ifhtml
514 @end ifset
515
516 @c ***Downloading the source**************************************************
517 @ifnothtml
518 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
519 @node Downloading the source, Configuration, Prerequisites, Installing GCC
520 @end ifnothtml
521 @ifset downloadhtml
522 @ifnothtml
523 @chapter Downloading GCC
524 @end ifnothtml
525 @cindex Downloading GCC
526 @cindex Downloading the Source
527
528 GCC is distributed via @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/svn.html,,SVN} and FTP
529 tarballs compressed with @command{gzip} or
530 @command{bzip2}. It is possible to download a full distribution or specific
531 components.
532
533 Please refer to the @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/releases.html,,releases web page}
534 for information on how to obtain GCC@.
535
536 The full distribution includes the C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java,
537 and Ada (in the case of GCC 3.1 and later) compilers. The full
538 distribution also includes runtime libraries for C++, Objective-C,
539 Fortran, and Java. In GCC 3.0 and later versions, the GNU compiler
540 testsuites are also included in the full distribution.
541
542 If you choose to download specific components, you must download the core
543 GCC distribution plus any language specific distributions you wish to
544 use. The core distribution includes the C language front end as well as the
545 shared components. Each language has a tarball which includes the language
546 front end as well as the language runtime (when appropriate).
547
548 Unpack the core distribution as well as any language specific
549 distributions in the same directory.
550
551 If you also intend to build binutils (either to upgrade an existing
552 installation or for use in place of the corresponding tools of your
553 OS), unpack the binutils distribution either in the same directory or
554 a separate one. In the latter case, add symbolic links to any
555 components of the binutils you intend to build alongside the compiler
556 (@file{bfd}, @file{binutils}, @file{gas}, @file{gprof}, @file{ld},
557 @file{opcodes}, @dots{}) to the directory containing the GCC sources.
558
559 Likewise the GMP, MPFR and MPC libraries can be automatically built
560 together with GCC. Unpack the GMP, MPFR and/or MPC source
561 distributions in the directory containing the GCC sources and rename
562 their directories to @file{gmp}, @file{mpfr} and @file{mpc},
563 respectively (or use symbolic links with the same name).
564
565 @html
566 <hr />
567 <p>
568 @end html
569 @ifhtml
570 @uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
571 @end ifhtml
572 @end ifset
573
574 @c ***Configuration***********************************************************
575 @ifnothtml
576 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
577 @node Configuration, Building, Downloading the source, Installing GCC
578 @end ifnothtml
579 @ifset configurehtml
580 @ifnothtml
581 @chapter Installing GCC: Configuration
582 @end ifnothtml
583 @cindex Configuration
584 @cindex Installing GCC: Configuration
585
586 Like most GNU software, GCC must be configured before it can be built.
587 This document describes the recommended configuration procedure
588 for both native and cross targets.
589
590 We use @var{srcdir} to refer to the toplevel source directory for
591 GCC; we use @var{objdir} to refer to the toplevel build/object directory.
592
593 If you obtained the sources via SVN, @var{srcdir} must refer to the top
594 @file{gcc} directory, the one where the @file{MAINTAINERS} file can be
595 found, and not its @file{gcc} subdirectory, otherwise the build will fail.
596
597 If either @var{srcdir} or @var{objdir} is located on an automounted NFS
598 file system, the shell's built-in @command{pwd} command will return
599 temporary pathnames. Using these can lead to various sorts of build
600 problems. To avoid this issue, set the @env{PWDCMD} environment
601 variable to an automounter-aware @command{pwd} command, e.g.,
602 @command{pawd} or @samp{amq -w}, during the configuration and build
603 phases.
604
605 First, we @strong{highly} recommend that GCC be built into a
606 separate directory from the sources which does @strong{not} reside
607 within the source tree. This is how we generally build GCC; building
608 where @var{srcdir} == @var{objdir} should still work, but doesn't
609 get extensive testing; building where @var{objdir} is a subdirectory
610 of @var{srcdir} is unsupported.
611
612 If you have previously built GCC in the same directory for a
613 different target machine, do @samp{make distclean} to delete all files
614 that might be invalid. One of the files this deletes is @file{Makefile};
615 if @samp{make distclean} complains that @file{Makefile} does not exist
616 or issues a message like ``don't know how to make distclean'' it probably
617 means that the directory is already suitably clean. However, with the
618 recommended method of building in a separate @var{objdir}, you should
619 simply use a different @var{objdir} for each target.
620
621 Second, when configuring a native system, either @command{cc} or
622 @command{gcc} must be in your path or you must set @env{CC} in
623 your environment before running configure. Otherwise the configuration
624 scripts may fail.
625
626 @ignore
627 Note that the bootstrap compiler and the resulting GCC must be link
628 compatible, else the bootstrap will fail with linker errors about
629 incompatible object file formats. Several multilibed targets are
630 affected by this requirement, see
631 @ifnothtml
632 @ref{Specific, host/target specific installation notes}.
633 @end ifnothtml
634 @ifhtml
635 @uref{specific.html,,host/target specific installation notes}.
636 @end ifhtml
637 @end ignore
638
639 To configure GCC:
640
641 @smallexample
642 % mkdir @var{objdir}
643 % cd @var{objdir}
644 % @var{srcdir}/configure [@var{options}] [@var{target}]
645 @end smallexample
646
647 @heading Distributor options
648
649 If you will be distributing binary versions of GCC, with modifications
650 to the source code, you should use the options described in this
651 section to make clear that your version contains modifications.
652
653 @table @code
654 @item --with-pkgversion=@var{version}
655 Specify a string that identifies your package. You may wish
656 to include a build number or build date. This version string will be
657 included in the output of @command{gcc --version}. This suffix does
658 not replace the default version string, only the @samp{GCC} part.
659
660 The default value is @samp{GCC}.
661
662 @item --with-bugurl=@var{url}
663 Specify the URL that users should visit if they wish to report a bug.
664 You are of course welcome to forward bugs reported to you to the FSF,
665 if you determine that they are not bugs in your modifications.
666
667 The default value refers to the FSF's GCC bug tracker.
668
669 @end table
670
671 @heading Target specification
672 @itemize @bullet
673 @item
674 GCC has code to correctly determine the correct value for @var{target}
675 for nearly all native systems. Therefore, we highly recommend you do
676 not provide a configure target when configuring a native compiler.
677
678 @item
679 @var{target} must be specified as @option{--target=@var{target}}
680 when configuring a cross compiler; examples of valid targets would be
681 m68k-elf, sh-elf, etc.
682
683 @item
684 Specifying just @var{target} instead of @option{--target=@var{target}}
685 implies that the host defaults to @var{target}.
686 @end itemize
687
688
689 @heading Options specification
690
691 Use @var{options} to override several configure time options for
692 GCC@. A list of supported @var{options} follows; @samp{configure
693 --help} may list other options, but those not listed below may not
694 work and should not normally be used.
695
696 Note that each @option{--enable} option has a corresponding
697 @option{--disable} option and that each @option{--with} option has a
698 corresponding @option{--without} option.
699
700 @table @code
701 @item --prefix=@var{dirname}
702 Specify the toplevel installation
703 directory. This is the recommended way to install the tools into a directory
704 other than the default. The toplevel installation directory defaults to
705 @file{/usr/local}.
706
707 We @strong{highly} recommend against @var{dirname} being the same or a
708 subdirectory of @var{objdir} or vice versa. If specifying a directory
709 beneath a user's home directory tree, some shells will not expand
710 @var{dirname} correctly if it contains the @samp{~} metacharacter; use
711 @env{$HOME} instead.
712
713 The following standard @command{autoconf} options are supported. Normally you
714 should not need to use these options.
715 @table @code
716 @item --exec-prefix=@var{dirname}
717 Specify the toplevel installation directory for architecture-dependent
718 files. The default is @file{@var{prefix}}.
719
720 @item --bindir=@var{dirname}
721 Specify the installation directory for the executables called by users
722 (such as @command{gcc} and @command{g++}). The default is
723 @file{@var{exec-prefix}/bin}.
724
725 @item --libdir=@var{dirname}
726 Specify the installation directory for object code libraries and
727 internal data files of GCC@. The default is @file{@var{exec-prefix}/lib}.
728
729 @item --libexecdir=@var{dirname}
730 Specify the installation directory for internal executables of GCC@.
731 The default is @file{@var{exec-prefix}/libexec}.
732
733 @item --with-slibdir=@var{dirname}
734 Specify the installation directory for the shared libgcc library. The
735 default is @file{@var{libdir}}.
736
737 @item --datarootdir=@var{dirname}
738 Specify the root of the directory tree for read-only architecture-independent
739 data files referenced by GCC@. The default is @file{@var{prefix}/share}.
740
741 @item --infodir=@var{dirname}
742 Specify the installation directory for documentation in info format.
743 The default is @file{@var{datarootdir}/info}.
744
745 @item --datadir=@var{dirname}
746 Specify the installation directory for some architecture-independent
747 data files referenced by GCC@. The default is @file{@var{datarootdir}}.
748
749 @item --docdir=@var{dirname}
750 Specify the installation directory for documentation files (other
751 than Info) for GCC@. The default is @file{@var{datarootdir}/doc}.
752
753 @item --htmldir=@var{dirname}
754 Specify the installation directory for HTML documentation files.
755 The default is @file{@var{docdir}}.
756
757 @item --pdfdir=@var{dirname}
758 Specify the installation directory for PDF documentation files.
759 The default is @file{@var{docdir}}.
760
761 @item --mandir=@var{dirname}
762 Specify the installation directory for manual pages. The default is
763 @file{@var{datarootdir}/man}. (Note that the manual pages are only extracts
764 from the full GCC manuals, which are provided in Texinfo format. The manpages
765 are derived by an automatic conversion process from parts of the full
766 manual.)
767
768 @item --with-gxx-include-dir=@var{dirname}
769 Specify
770 the installation directory for G++ header files. The default depends
771 on other configuration options, and differs between cross and native
772 configurations.
773
774 @item --with-specs=@var{specs}
775 Specify additional command line driver SPECS.
776 This can be useful if you need to turn on a non-standard feature by
777 default without modifying the compiler's source code, for instance
778 @option{--with-specs=%@{!fcommon:%@{!fno-common:-fno-common@}@}}.
779 @ifnothtml
780 @xref{Spec Files,, Specifying subprocesses and the switches to pass to them,
781 gcc, Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)},
782 @end ifnothtml
783 @ifhtml
784 See ``Spec Files'' in the main manual
785 @end ifhtml
786
787 @end table
788
789 @item --program-prefix=@var{prefix}
790 GCC supports some transformations of the names of its programs when
791 installing them. This option prepends @var{prefix} to the names of
792 programs to install in @var{bindir} (see above). For example, specifying
793 @option{--program-prefix=foo-} would result in @samp{gcc}
794 being installed as @file{/usr/local/bin/foo-gcc}.
795
796 @item --program-suffix=@var{suffix}
797 Appends @var{suffix} to the names of programs to install in @var{bindir}
798 (see above). For example, specifying @option{--program-suffix=-3.1}
799 would result in @samp{gcc} being installed as
800 @file{/usr/local/bin/gcc-3.1}.
801
802 @item --program-transform-name=@var{pattern}
803 Applies the @samp{sed} script @var{pattern} to be applied to the names
804 of programs to install in @var{bindir} (see above). @var{pattern} has to
805 consist of one or more basic @samp{sed} editing commands, separated by
806 semicolons. For example, if you want the @samp{gcc} program name to be
807 transformed to the installed program @file{/usr/local/bin/myowngcc} and
808 the @samp{g++} program name to be transformed to
809 @file{/usr/local/bin/gspecial++} without changing other program names,
810 you could use the pattern
811 @option{--program-transform-name='s/^gcc$/myowngcc/; s/^g++$/gspecial++/'}
812 to achieve this effect.
813
814 All three options can be combined and used together, resulting in more
815 complex conversion patterns. As a basic rule, @var{prefix} (and
816 @var{suffix}) are prepended (appended) before further transformations
817 can happen with a special transformation script @var{pattern}.
818
819 As currently implemented, this option only takes effect for native
820 builds; cross compiler binaries' names are not transformed even when a
821 transformation is explicitly asked for by one of these options.
822
823 For native builds, some of the installed programs are also installed
824 with the target alias in front of their name, as in
825 @samp{i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc}. All of the above transformations happen
826 before the target alias is prepended to the name---so, specifying
827 @option{--program-prefix=foo-} and @option{program-suffix=-3.1}, the
828 resulting binary would be installed as
829 @file{/usr/local/bin/i686-pc-linux-gnu-foo-gcc-3.1}.
830
831 As a last shortcoming, none of the installed Ada programs are
832 transformed yet, which will be fixed in some time.
833
834 @item --with-local-prefix=@var{dirname}
835 Specify the
836 installation directory for local include files. The default is
837 @file{/usr/local}. Specify this option if you want the compiler to
838 search directory @file{@var{dirname}/include} for locally installed
839 header files @emph{instead} of @file{/usr/local/include}.
840
841 You should specify @option{--with-local-prefix} @strong{only} if your
842 site has a different convention (not @file{/usr/local}) for where to put
843 site-specific files.
844
845 The default value for @option{--with-local-prefix} is @file{/usr/local}
846 regardless of the value of @option{--prefix}. Specifying
847 @option{--prefix} has no effect on which directory GCC searches for
848 local header files. This may seem counterintuitive, but actually it is
849 logical.
850
851 The purpose of @option{--prefix} is to specify where to @emph{install
852 GCC}. The local header files in @file{/usr/local/include}---if you put
853 any in that directory---are not part of GCC@. They are part of other
854 programs---perhaps many others. (GCC installs its own header files in
855 another directory which is based on the @option{--prefix} value.)
856
857 Both the local-prefix include directory and the GCC-prefix include
858 directory are part of GCC's ``system include'' directories. Although these
859 two directories are not fixed, they need to be searched in the proper
860 order for the correct processing of the include_next directive. The
861 local-prefix include directory is searched before the GCC-prefix
862 include directory. Another characteristic of system include directories
863 is that pedantic warnings are turned off for headers in these directories.
864
865 Some autoconf macros add @option{-I @var{directory}} options to the
866 compiler command line, to ensure that directories containing installed
867 packages' headers are searched. When @var{directory} is one of GCC's
868 system include directories, GCC will ignore the option so that system
869 directories continue to be processed in the correct order. This
870 may result in a search order different from what was specified but the
871 directory will still be searched.
872
873 GCC automatically searches for ordinary libraries using
874 @env{GCC_EXEC_PREFIX}. Thus, when the same installation prefix is
875 used for both GCC and packages, GCC will automatically search for
876 both headers and libraries. This provides a configuration that is
877 easy to use. GCC behaves in a manner similar to that when it is
878 installed as a system compiler in @file{/usr}.
879
880 Sites that need to install multiple versions of GCC may not want to
881 use the above simple configuration. It is possible to use the
882 @option{--program-prefix}, @option{--program-suffix} and
883 @option{--program-transform-name} options to install multiple versions
884 into a single directory, but it may be simpler to use different prefixes
885 and the @option{--with-local-prefix} option to specify the location of the
886 site-specific files for each version. It will then be necessary for
887 users to specify explicitly the location of local site libraries
888 (e.g., with @env{LIBRARY_PATH}).
889
890 The same value can be used for both @option{--with-local-prefix} and
891 @option{--prefix} provided it is not @file{/usr}. This can be used
892 to avoid the default search of @file{/usr/local/include}.
893
894 @strong{Do not} specify @file{/usr} as the @option{--with-local-prefix}!
895 The directory you use for @option{--with-local-prefix} @strong{must not}
896 contain any of the system's standard header files. If it did contain
897 them, certain programs would be miscompiled (including GNU Emacs, on
898 certain targets), because this would override and nullify the header
899 file corrections made by the @command{fixincludes} script.
900
901 Indications are that people who use this option use it based on mistaken
902 ideas of what it is for. People use it as if it specified where to
903 install part of GCC@. Perhaps they make this assumption because
904 installing GCC creates the directory.
905
906 @item --enable-shared[=@var{package}[,@dots{}]]
907 Build shared versions of libraries, if shared libraries are supported on
908 the target platform. Unlike GCC 2.95.x and earlier, shared libraries
909 are enabled by default on all platforms that support shared libraries.
910
911 If a list of packages is given as an argument, build shared libraries
912 only for the listed packages. For other packages, only static libraries
913 will be built. Package names currently recognized in the GCC tree are
914 @samp{libgcc} (also known as @samp{gcc}), @samp{libstdc++} (not
915 @samp{libstdc++-v3}), @samp{libffi}, @samp{zlib}, @samp{boehm-gc},
916 @samp{ada}, @samp{libada}, @samp{libjava}, @samp{libgo}, and @samp{libobjc}.
917 Note @samp{libiberty} does not support shared libraries at all.
918
919 Use @option{--disable-shared} to build only static libraries. Note that
920 @option{--disable-shared} does not accept a list of package names as
921 argument, only @option{--enable-shared} does.
922
923 @item @anchor{with-gnu-as}--with-gnu-as
924 Specify that the compiler should assume that the
925 assembler it finds is the GNU assembler. However, this does not modify
926 the rules to find an assembler and will result in confusion if the
927 assembler found is not actually the GNU assembler. (Confusion may also
928 result if the compiler finds the GNU assembler but has not been
929 configured with @option{--with-gnu-as}.) If you have more than one
930 assembler installed on your system, you may want to use this option in
931 connection with @option{--with-as=@var{pathname}} or
932 @option{--with-build-time-tools=@var{pathname}}.
933
934 The following systems are the only ones where it makes a difference
935 whether you use the GNU assembler. On any other system,
936 @option{--with-gnu-as} has no effect.
937
938 @itemize @bullet
939 @item @samp{hppa1.0-@var{any}-@var{any}}
940 @item @samp{hppa1.1-@var{any}-@var{any}}
941 @item @samp{sparc-sun-solaris2.@var{any}}
942 @item @samp{sparc64-@var{any}-solaris2.@var{any}}
943 @end itemize
944
945 @item @anchor{with-as}--with-as=@var{pathname}
946 Specify that the compiler should use the assembler pointed to by
947 @var{pathname}, rather than the one found by the standard rules to find
948 an assembler, which are:
949 @itemize @bullet
950 @item
951 Unless GCC is being built with a cross compiler, check the
952 @file{@var{libexec}/gcc/@var{target}/@var{version}} directory.
953 @var{libexec} defaults to @file{@var{exec-prefix}/libexec};
954 @var{exec-prefix} defaults to @var{prefix}, which
955 defaults to @file{/usr/local} unless overridden by the
956 @option{--prefix=@var{pathname}} switch described above. @var{target}
957 is the target system triple, such as @samp{sparc-sun-solaris2.7}, and
958 @var{version} denotes the GCC version, such as 3.0.
959
960 @item
961 If the target system is the same that you are building on, check
962 operating system specific directories (e.g.@: @file{/usr/ccs/bin} on
963 Sun Solaris 2).
964
965 @item
966 Check in the @env{PATH} for a tool whose name is prefixed by the
967 target system triple.
968
969 @item
970 Check in the @env{PATH} for a tool whose name is not prefixed by the
971 target system triple, if the host and target system triple are
972 the same (in other words, we use a host tool if it can be used for
973 the target as well).
974 @end itemize
975
976 You may want to use @option{--with-as} if no assembler
977 is installed in the directories listed above, or if you have multiple
978 assemblers installed and want to choose one that is not found by the
979 above rules.
980
981 @item @anchor{with-gnu-ld}--with-gnu-ld
982 Same as @uref{#with-gnu-as,,@option{--with-gnu-as}}
983 but for the linker.
984
985 @item --with-ld=@var{pathname}
986 Same as @uref{#with-as,,@option{--with-as}}
987 but for the linker.
988
989 @item --with-stabs
990 Specify that stabs debugging
991 information should be used instead of whatever format the host normally
992 uses. Normally GCC uses the same debug format as the host system.
993
994 On MIPS based systems and on Alphas, you must specify whether you want
995 GCC to create the normal ECOFF debugging format, or to use BSD-style
996 stabs passed through the ECOFF symbol table. The normal ECOFF debug
997 format cannot fully handle languages other than C@. BSD stabs format can
998 handle other languages, but it only works with the GNU debugger GDB@.
999
1000 Normally, GCC uses the ECOFF debugging format by default; if you
1001 prefer BSD stabs, specify @option{--with-stabs} when you configure GCC@.
1002
1003 No matter which default you choose when you configure GCC, the user
1004 can use the @option{-gcoff} and @option{-gstabs+} options to specify explicitly
1005 the debug format for a particular compilation.
1006
1007 @option{--with-stabs} is meaningful on the ISC system on the 386, also, if
1008 @option{--with-gas} is used. It selects use of stabs debugging
1009 information embedded in COFF output. This kind of debugging information
1010 supports C++ well; ordinary COFF debugging information does not.
1011
1012 @option{--with-stabs} is also meaningful on 386 systems running SVR4. It
1013 selects use of stabs debugging information embedded in ELF output. The
1014 C++ compiler currently (2.6.0) does not support the DWARF debugging
1015 information normally used on 386 SVR4 platforms; stabs provide a
1016 workable alternative. This requires gas and gdb, as the normal SVR4
1017 tools can not generate or interpret stabs.
1018
1019 @item --with-tls=@var{dialect}
1020 Specify the default TLS dialect, for systems were there is a choice.
1021 For ARM targets, possible values for @var{dialect} are @code{gnu} or
1022 @code{gnu2}, which select between the original GNU dialect and the GNU TLS
1023 descriptor-based dialect.
1024
1025 @item --disable-multilib
1026 Specify that multiple target
1027 libraries to support different target variants, calling
1028 conventions, etc.@: should not be built. The default is to build a
1029 predefined set of them.
1030
1031 Some targets provide finer-grained control over which multilibs are built
1032 (e.g., @option{--disable-softfloat}):
1033 @table @code
1034 @item arm-*-*
1035 fpu, 26bit, underscore, interwork, biendian, nofmult.
1036
1037 @item m68*-*-*
1038 softfloat, m68881, m68000, m68020.
1039
1040 @item mips*-*-*
1041 single-float, biendian, softfloat.
1042
1043 @item powerpc*-*-*, rs6000*-*-*
1044 aix64, pthread, softfloat, powercpu, powerpccpu, powerpcos, biendian,
1045 sysv, aix.
1046
1047 @end table
1048
1049 @item --with-multilib-list=@var{list}
1050 @itemx --without-multilib-list
1051 Specify what multilibs to build.
1052 Currently only implemented for sh*-*-* and x86-64-*-linux*.
1053
1054 @table @code
1055 @item sh*-*-*
1056 @var{list} is a comma separated list of CPU names. These must be of the
1057 form @code{sh*} or @code{m*} (in which case they match the compiler option
1058 for that processor). The list should not contain any endian options -
1059 these are handled by @option{--with-endian}.
1060
1061 If @var{list} is empty, then there will be no multilibs for extra
1062 processors. The multilib for the secondary endian remains enabled.
1063
1064 As a special case, if an entry in the list starts with a @code{!}
1065 (exclamation point), then it is added to the list of excluded multilibs.
1066 Entries of this sort should be compatible with @samp{MULTILIB_EXCLUDES}
1067 (once the leading @code{!} has been stripped).
1068
1069 If @option{--with-multilib-list} is not given, then a default set of
1070 multilibs is selected based on the value of @option{--target}. This is
1071 usually the complete set of libraries, but some targets imply a more
1072 specialized subset.
1073
1074 Example 1: to configure a compiler for SH4A only, but supporting both
1075 endians, with little endian being the default:
1076 @smallexample
1077 --with-cpu=sh4a --with-endian=little,big --with-multilib-list=
1078 @end smallexample
1079
1080 Example 2: to configure a compiler for both SH4A and SH4AL-DSP, but with
1081 only little endian SH4AL:
1082 @smallexample
1083 --with-cpu=sh4a --with-endian=little,big \
1084 --with-multilib-list=sh4al,!mb/m4al
1085 @end smallexample
1086
1087 @item x86-64-*-linux*
1088 @var{list} is a comma separated list of @code{m32}, @code{m64} and
1089 @code{mx32} to enable 32-bit, 64-bit and x32 run-time libraries,
1090 respectively. If @var{list} is empty, then there will be no multilibs
1091 and only the default run-time library will be enabled.
1092
1093 If @option{--with-multilib-list} is not given, then only 32-bit and
1094 64-bit run-time libraries will be enabled.
1095 @end table
1096
1097 @item --with-endian=@var{endians}
1098 Specify what endians to use.
1099 Currently only implemented for sh*-*-*.
1100
1101 @var{endians} may be one of the following:
1102 @table @code
1103 @item big
1104 Use big endian exclusively.
1105 @item little
1106 Use little endian exclusively.
1107 @item big,little
1108 Use big endian by default. Provide a multilib for little endian.
1109 @item little,big
1110 Use little endian by default. Provide a multilib for big endian.
1111 @end table
1112
1113 @item --enable-threads
1114 Specify that the target
1115 supports threads. This affects the Objective-C compiler and runtime
1116 library, and exception handling for other languages like C++ and Java.
1117 On some systems, this is the default.
1118
1119 In general, the best (and, in many cases, the only known) threading
1120 model available will be configured for use. Beware that on some
1121 systems, GCC has not been taught what threading models are generally
1122 available for the system. In this case, @option{--enable-threads} is an
1123 alias for @option{--enable-threads=single}.
1124
1125 @item --disable-threads
1126 Specify that threading support should be disabled for the system.
1127 This is an alias for @option{--enable-threads=single}.
1128
1129 @item --enable-threads=@var{lib}
1130 Specify that
1131 @var{lib} is the thread support library. This affects the Objective-C
1132 compiler and runtime library, and exception handling for other languages
1133 like C++ and Java. The possibilities for @var{lib} are:
1134
1135 @table @code
1136 @item aix
1137 AIX thread support.
1138 @item dce
1139 DCE thread support.
1140 @item lynx
1141 LynxOS thread support.
1142 @item mipssde
1143 MIPS SDE thread support.
1144 @item nks
1145 Novell Kernel Services thread support.
1146 @item no
1147 This is an alias for @samp{single}.
1148 @item posix
1149 Generic POSIX/Unix98 thread support.
1150 @item posix95
1151 Generic POSIX/Unix95 thread support.
1152 @item rtems
1153 RTEMS thread support.
1154 @item single
1155 Disable thread support, should work for all platforms.
1156 @item tpf
1157 TPF thread support.
1158 @item vxworks
1159 VxWorks thread support.
1160 @item win32
1161 Microsoft Win32 API thread support.
1162 @end table
1163
1164 @item --enable-tls
1165 Specify that the target supports TLS (Thread Local Storage). Usually
1166 configure can correctly determine if TLS is supported. In cases where
1167 it guesses incorrectly, TLS can be explicitly enabled or disabled with
1168 @option{--enable-tls} or @option{--disable-tls}. This can happen if
1169 the assembler supports TLS but the C library does not, or if the
1170 assumptions made by the configure test are incorrect.
1171
1172 @item --disable-tls
1173 Specify that the target does not support TLS.
1174 This is an alias for @option{--enable-tls=no}.
1175
1176 @item --with-cpu=@var{cpu}
1177 @itemx --with-cpu-32=@var{cpu}
1178 @itemx --with-cpu-64=@var{cpu}
1179 Specify which cpu variant the compiler should generate code for by default.
1180 @var{cpu} will be used as the default value of the @option{-mcpu=} switch.
1181 This option is only supported on some targets, including ARM, i386, M68k,
1182 PowerPC, and SPARC@. The @option{--with-cpu-32} and
1183 @option{--with-cpu-64} options specify separate default CPUs for
1184 32-bit and 64-bit modes; these options are only supported for i386,
1185 x86-64 and PowerPC.
1186
1187 @item --with-schedule=@var{cpu}
1188 @itemx --with-arch=@var{cpu}
1189 @itemx --with-arch-32=@var{cpu}
1190 @itemx --with-arch-64=@var{cpu}
1191 @itemx --with-tune=@var{cpu}
1192 @itemx --with-tune-32=@var{cpu}
1193 @itemx --with-tune-64=@var{cpu}
1194 @itemx --with-abi=@var{abi}
1195 @itemx --with-fpu=@var{type}
1196 @itemx --with-float=@var{type}
1197 These configure options provide default values for the @option{-mschedule=},
1198 @option{-march=}, @option{-mtune=}, @option{-mabi=}, and @option{-mfpu=}
1199 options and for @option{-mhard-float} or @option{-msoft-float}. As with
1200 @option{--with-cpu}, which switches will be accepted and acceptable values
1201 of the arguments depend on the target.
1202
1203 @item --with-mode=@var{mode}
1204 Specify if the compiler should default to @option{-marm} or @option{-mthumb}.
1205 This option is only supported on ARM targets.
1206
1207 @item --with-fpmath=@var{isa}
1208 This options sets @option{-mfpmath=sse} by default and specifies the default
1209 ISA for floating-point arithmetics. You can select either @samp{sse} which
1210 enables @option{-msse2} or @samp{avx} which enables @option{-mavx} by default.
1211 This option is only supported on i386 and x86-64 targets.
1212
1213 @item --with-divide=@var{type}
1214 Specify how the compiler should generate code for checking for
1215 division by zero. This option is only supported on the MIPS target.
1216 The possibilities for @var{type} are:
1217 @table @code
1218 @item traps
1219 Division by zero checks use conditional traps (this is the default on
1220 systems that support conditional traps).
1221 @item breaks
1222 Division by zero checks use the break instruction.
1223 @end table
1224
1225 @c If you make --with-llsc the default for additional targets,
1226 @c update the --with-llsc description in the MIPS section below.
1227
1228 @item --with-llsc
1229 On MIPS targets, make @option{-mllsc} the default when no
1230 @option{-mno-lsc} option is passed. This is the default for
1231 Linux-based targets, as the kernel will emulate them if the ISA does
1232 not provide them.
1233
1234 @item --without-llsc
1235 On MIPS targets, make @option{-mno-llsc} the default when no
1236 @option{-mllsc} option is passed.
1237
1238 @item --with-synci
1239 On MIPS targets, make @option{-msynci} the default when no
1240 @option{-mno-synci} option is passed.
1241
1242 @item --without-synci
1243 On MIPS targets, make @option{-mno-synci} the default when no
1244 @option{-msynci} option is passed. This is the default.
1245
1246 @item --with-mips-plt
1247 On MIPS targets, make use of copy relocations and PLTs.
1248 These features are extensions to the traditional
1249 SVR4-based MIPS ABIs and require support from GNU binutils
1250 and the runtime C library.
1251
1252 @item --enable-__cxa_atexit
1253 Define if you want to use __cxa_atexit, rather than atexit, to
1254 register C++ destructors for local statics and global objects.
1255 This is essential for fully standards-compliant handling of
1256 destructors, but requires __cxa_atexit in libc. This option is currently
1257 only available on systems with GNU libc. When enabled, this will cause
1258 @option{-fuse-cxa-atexit} to be passed by default.
1259
1260 @item --enable-gnu-indirect-function
1261 Define if you want to enable the @code{ifunc} attribute. This option is
1262 currently only available on systems with GNU libc on certain targets.
1263
1264 @item --enable-target-optspace
1265 Specify that target
1266 libraries should be optimized for code space instead of code speed.
1267 This is the default for the m32r platform.
1268
1269 @item --with-cpp-install-dir=@var{dirname}
1270 Specify that the user visible @command{cpp} program should be installed
1271 in @file{@var{prefix}/@var{dirname}/cpp}, in addition to @var{bindir}.
1272
1273 @item --enable-comdat
1274 Enable COMDAT group support. This is primarily used to override the
1275 automatically detected value.
1276
1277 @item --enable-initfini-array
1278 Force the use of sections @code{.init_array} and @code{.fini_array}
1279 (instead of @code{.init} and @code{.fini}) for constructors and
1280 destructors. Option @option{--disable-initfini-array} has the
1281 opposite effect. If neither option is specified, the configure script
1282 will try to guess whether the @code{.init_array} and
1283 @code{.fini_array} sections are supported and, if they are, use them.
1284
1285 @item --enable-build-with-cxx
1286 Build GCC using a C++ compiler rather than a C compiler. This is an
1287 experimental option which may become the default in a later release.
1288
1289 @item --enable-maintainer-mode
1290 The build rules that regenerate the Autoconf and Automake output files as
1291 well as the GCC master message catalog @file{gcc.pot} are normally
1292 disabled. This is because it can only be rebuilt if the complete source
1293 tree is present. If you have changed the sources and want to rebuild the
1294 catalog, configuring with @option{--enable-maintainer-mode} will enable
1295 this. Note that you need a recent version of the @code{gettext} tools
1296 to do so.
1297
1298 @item --disable-bootstrap
1299 For a native build, the default configuration is to perform
1300 a 3-stage bootstrap of the compiler when @samp{make} is invoked,
1301 testing that GCC can compile itself correctly. If you want to disable
1302 this process, you can configure with @option{--disable-bootstrap}.
1303
1304 @item --enable-bootstrap
1305 In special cases, you may want to perform a 3-stage build
1306 even if the target and host triplets are different.
1307 This is possible when the host can run code compiled for
1308 the target (e.g.@: host is i686-linux, target is i486-linux).
1309 Starting from GCC 4.2, to do this you have to configure explicitly
1310 with @option{--enable-bootstrap}.
1311
1312 @item --enable-generated-files-in-srcdir
1313 Neither the .c and .h files that are generated from Bison and flex nor the
1314 info manuals and man pages that are built from the .texi files are present
1315 in the SVN development tree. When building GCC from that development tree,
1316 or from one of our snapshots, those generated files are placed in your
1317 build directory, which allows for the source to be in a readonly
1318 directory.
1319
1320 If you configure with @option{--enable-generated-files-in-srcdir} then those
1321 generated files will go into the source directory. This is mainly intended
1322 for generating release or prerelease tarballs of the GCC sources, since it
1323 is not a requirement that the users of source releases to have flex, Bison,
1324 or makeinfo.
1325
1326 @item --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs
1327 Specify
1328 that runtime libraries should be installed in the compiler specific
1329 subdirectory (@file{@var{libdir}/gcc}) rather than the usual places. In
1330 addition, @samp{libstdc++}'s include files will be installed into
1331 @file{@var{libdir}} unless you overruled it by using
1332 @option{--with-gxx-include-dir=@var{dirname}}. Using this option is
1333 particularly useful if you intend to use several versions of GCC in
1334 parallel. This is currently supported by @samp{libgfortran},
1335 @samp{libjava}, @samp{libmudflap}, @samp{libstdc++}, and @samp{libobjc}.
1336
1337 @item --enable-languages=@var{lang1},@var{lang2},@dots{}
1338 Specify that only a particular subset of compilers and
1339 their runtime libraries should be built. For a list of valid values for
1340 @var{langN} you can issue the following command in the
1341 @file{gcc} directory of your GCC source tree:@*
1342 @smallexample
1343 grep language= */config-lang.in
1344 @end smallexample
1345 Currently, you can use any of the following:
1346 @code{all}, @code{ada}, @code{c}, @code{c++}, @code{fortran},
1347 @code{go}, @code{java}, @code{objc}, @code{obj-c++}.
1348 Building the Ada compiler has special requirements, see below.
1349 If you do not pass this flag, or specify the option @code{all}, then all
1350 default languages available in the @file{gcc} sub-tree will be configured.
1351 Ada, Go and Objective-C++ are not default languages; the rest are.
1352
1353 @item --enable-stage1-languages=@var{lang1},@var{lang2},@dots{}
1354 Specify that a particular subset of compilers and their runtime
1355 libraries should be built with the system C compiler during stage 1 of
1356 the bootstrap process, rather than only in later stages with the
1357 bootstrapped C compiler. The list of valid values is the same as for
1358 @option{--enable-languages}, and the option @code{all} will select all
1359 of the languages enabled by @option{--enable-languages}. This option is
1360 primarily useful for GCC development; for instance, when a development
1361 version of the compiler cannot bootstrap due to compiler bugs, or when
1362 one is debugging front ends other than the C front end. When this
1363 option is used, one can then build the target libraries for the
1364 specified languages with the stage-1 compiler by using @command{make
1365 stage1-bubble all-target}, or run the testsuite on the stage-1 compiler
1366 for the specified languages using @command{make stage1-start check-gcc}.
1367
1368 @item --disable-libada
1369 Specify that the run-time libraries and tools used by GNAT should not
1370 be built. This can be useful for debugging, or for compatibility with
1371 previous Ada build procedures, when it was required to explicitly
1372 do a @samp{make -C gcc gnatlib_and_tools}.
1373
1374 @item --disable-libssp
1375 Specify that the run-time libraries for stack smashing protection
1376 should not be built.
1377
1378 @item --disable-libquadmath
1379 Specify that the GCC quad-precision math library should not be built.
1380 On some systems, the library is required to be linkable when building
1381 the Fortran front end, unless @option{--disable-libquadmath-support}
1382 is used.
1383
1384 @item --disable-libquadmath-support
1385 Specify that the Fortran front end and @code{libgfortran} do not add
1386 support for @code{libquadmath} on systems supporting it.
1387
1388 @item --disable-libgomp
1389 Specify that the run-time libraries used by GOMP should not be built.
1390
1391 @item --with-dwarf2
1392 Specify that the compiler should
1393 use DWARF 2 debugging information as the default.
1394
1395 @item --enable-targets=all
1396 @itemx --enable-targets=@var{target_list}
1397 Some GCC targets, e.g.@: powerpc64-linux, build bi-arch compilers.
1398 These are compilers that are able to generate either 64-bit or 32-bit
1399 code. Typically, the corresponding 32-bit target, e.g.@:
1400 powerpc-linux for powerpc64-linux, only generates 32-bit code. This
1401 option enables the 32-bit target to be a bi-arch compiler, which is
1402 useful when you want a bi-arch compiler that defaults to 32-bit, and
1403 you are building a bi-arch or multi-arch binutils in a combined tree.
1404 On mips-linux, this will build a tri-arch compiler (ABI o32/n32/64),
1405 defaulted to o32.
1406 Currently, this option only affects sparc-linux, powerpc-linux, x86-linux,
1407 mips-linux and s390-linux.
1408
1409 @item --enable-secureplt
1410 This option enables @option{-msecure-plt} by default for powerpc-linux.
1411 @ifnothtml
1412 @xref{RS/6000 and PowerPC Options,, RS/6000 and PowerPC Options, gcc,
1413 Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)},
1414 @end ifnothtml
1415 @ifhtml
1416 See ``RS/6000 and PowerPC Options'' in the main manual
1417 @end ifhtml
1418
1419 @item --enable-cld
1420 This option enables @option{-mcld} by default for 32-bit x86 targets.
1421 @ifnothtml
1422 @xref{i386 and x86-64 Options,, i386 and x86-64 Options, gcc,
1423 Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)},
1424 @end ifnothtml
1425 @ifhtml
1426 See ``i386 and x86-64 Options'' in the main manual
1427 @end ifhtml
1428
1429 @item --enable-win32-registry
1430 @itemx --enable-win32-registry=@var{key}
1431 @itemx --disable-win32-registry
1432 The @option{--enable-win32-registry} option enables Microsoft Windows-hosted GCC
1433 to look up installations paths in the registry using the following key:
1434
1435 @smallexample
1436 @code{HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Free Software Foundation\@var{key}}
1437 @end smallexample
1438
1439 @var{key} defaults to GCC version number, and can be overridden by the
1440 @option{--enable-win32-registry=@var{key}} option. Vendors and distributors
1441 who use custom installers are encouraged to provide a different key,
1442 perhaps one comprised of vendor name and GCC version number, to
1443 avoid conflict with existing installations. This feature is enabled
1444 by default, and can be disabled by @option{--disable-win32-registry}
1445 option. This option has no effect on the other hosts.
1446
1447 @item --nfp
1448 Specify that the machine does not have a floating point unit. This
1449 option only applies to @samp{m68k-sun-sunos@var{n}}. On any other
1450 system, @option{--nfp} has no effect.
1451
1452 @item --enable-werror
1453 @itemx --disable-werror
1454 @itemx --enable-werror=yes
1455 @itemx --enable-werror=no
1456 When you specify this option, it controls whether certain files in the
1457 compiler are built with @option{-Werror} in bootstrap stage2 and later.
1458 If you don't specify it, @option{-Werror} is turned on for the main
1459 development trunk. However it defaults to off for release branches and
1460 final releases. The specific files which get @option{-Werror} are
1461 controlled by the Makefiles.
1462
1463 @item --enable-checking
1464 @itemx --enable-checking=@var{list}
1465 When you specify this option, the compiler is built to perform internal
1466 consistency checks of the requested complexity. This does not change the
1467 generated code, but adds error checking within the compiler. This will
1468 slow down the compiler and may only work properly if you are building
1469 the compiler with GCC@. This is @samp{yes} by default when building
1470 from SVN or snapshots, but @samp{release} for releases. The default
1471 for building the stage1 compiler is @samp{yes}. More control
1472 over the checks may be had by specifying @var{list}. The categories of
1473 checks available are @samp{yes} (most common checks
1474 @samp{assert,misc,tree,gc,rtlflag,runtime}), @samp{no} (no checks at
1475 all), @samp{all} (all but @samp{valgrind}), @samp{release} (cheapest
1476 checks @samp{assert,runtime}) or @samp{none} (same as @samp{no}).
1477 Individual checks can be enabled with these flags @samp{assert},
1478 @samp{df}, @samp{fold}, @samp{gc}, @samp{gcac} @samp{misc}, @samp{rtl},
1479 @samp{rtlflag}, @samp{runtime}, @samp{tree}, and @samp{valgrind}.
1480
1481 The @samp{valgrind} check requires the external @command{valgrind}
1482 simulator, available from @uref{http://valgrind.org/}. The
1483 @samp{df}, @samp{rtl}, @samp{gcac} and @samp{valgrind} checks are very expensive.
1484 To disable all checking, @samp{--disable-checking} or
1485 @samp{--enable-checking=none} must be explicitly requested. Disabling
1486 assertions will make the compiler and runtime slightly faster but
1487 increase the risk of undetected internal errors causing wrong code to be
1488 generated.
1489
1490 @item --disable-stage1-checking
1491 @itemx --enable-stage1-checking
1492 @itemx --enable-stage1-checking=@var{list}
1493 If no @option{--enable-checking} option is specified the stage1
1494 compiler will be built with @samp{yes} checking enabled, otherwise
1495 the stage1 checking flags are the same as specified by
1496 @option{--enable-checking}. To build the stage1 compiler with
1497 different checking options use @option{--enable-stage1-checking}.
1498 The list of checking options is the same as for @option{--enable-checking}.
1499 If your system is too slow or too small to bootstrap a released compiler
1500 with checking for stage1 enabled, you can use @samp{--disable-stage1-checking}
1501 to disable checking for the stage1 compiler.
1502
1503 @item --enable-coverage
1504 @itemx --enable-coverage=@var{level}
1505 With this option, the compiler is built to collect self coverage
1506 information, every time it is run. This is for internal development
1507 purposes, and only works when the compiler is being built with gcc. The
1508 @var{level} argument controls whether the compiler is built optimized or
1509 not, values are @samp{opt} and @samp{noopt}. For coverage analysis you
1510 want to disable optimization, for performance analysis you want to
1511 enable optimization. When coverage is enabled, the default level is
1512 without optimization.
1513
1514 @item --enable-gather-detailed-mem-stats
1515 When this option is specified more detailed information on memory
1516 allocation is gathered. This information is printed when using
1517 @option{-fmem-report}.
1518
1519 @item --with-gc
1520 @itemx --with-gc=@var{choice}
1521 With this option you can specify the garbage collector implementation
1522 used during the compilation process. @var{choice} can be one of
1523 @samp{page} and @samp{zone}, where @samp{page} is the default.
1524
1525 @item --enable-nls
1526 @itemx --disable-nls
1527 The @option{--enable-nls} option enables Native Language Support (NLS),
1528 which lets GCC output diagnostics in languages other than American
1529 English. Native Language Support is enabled by default if not doing a
1530 canadian cross build. The @option{--disable-nls} option disables NLS@.
1531
1532 @item --with-included-gettext
1533 If NLS is enabled, the @option{--with-included-gettext} option causes the build
1534 procedure to prefer its copy of GNU @command{gettext}.
1535
1536 @item --with-catgets
1537 If NLS is enabled, and if the host lacks @code{gettext} but has the
1538 inferior @code{catgets} interface, the GCC build procedure normally
1539 ignores @code{catgets} and instead uses GCC's copy of the GNU
1540 @code{gettext} library. The @option{--with-catgets} option causes the
1541 build procedure to use the host's @code{catgets} in this situation.
1542
1543 @item --with-libiconv-prefix=@var{dir}
1544 Search for libiconv header files in @file{@var{dir}/include} and
1545 libiconv library files in @file{@var{dir}/lib}.
1546
1547 @item --enable-obsolete
1548 Enable configuration for an obsoleted system. If you attempt to
1549 configure GCC for a system (build, host, or target) which has been
1550 obsoleted, and you do not specify this flag, configure will halt with an
1551 error message.
1552
1553 All support for systems which have been obsoleted in one release of GCC
1554 is removed entirely in the next major release, unless someone steps
1555 forward to maintain the port.
1556
1557 @item --enable-decimal-float
1558 @itemx --enable-decimal-float=yes
1559 @itemx --enable-decimal-float=no
1560 @itemx --enable-decimal-float=bid
1561 @itemx --enable-decimal-float=dpd
1562 @itemx --disable-decimal-float
1563 Enable (or disable) support for the C decimal floating point extension
1564 that is in the IEEE 754-2008 standard. This is enabled by default only
1565 on PowerPC, i386, and x86_64 GNU/Linux systems. Other systems may also
1566 support it, but require the user to specifically enable it. You can
1567 optionally control which decimal floating point format is used (either
1568 @samp{bid} or @samp{dpd}). The @samp{bid} (binary integer decimal)
1569 format is default on i386 and x86_64 systems, and the @samp{dpd}
1570 (densely packed decimal) format is default on PowerPC systems.
1571
1572 @item --enable-fixed-point
1573 @itemx --disable-fixed-point
1574 Enable (or disable) support for C fixed-point arithmetic.
1575 This option is enabled by default for some targets (such as MIPS) which
1576 have hardware-support for fixed-point operations. On other targets, you
1577 may enable this option manually.
1578
1579 @item --with-long-double-128
1580 Specify if @code{long double} type should be 128-bit by default on selected
1581 GNU/Linux architectures. If using @code{--without-long-double-128},
1582 @code{long double} will be by default 64-bit, the same as @code{double} type.
1583 When neither of these configure options are used, the default will be
1584 128-bit @code{long double} when built against GNU C Library 2.4 and later,
1585 64-bit @code{long double} otherwise.
1586
1587 @item --with-gmp=@var{pathname}
1588 @itemx --with-gmp-include=@var{pathname}
1589 @itemx --with-gmp-lib=@var{pathname}
1590 @itemx --with-mpfr=@var{pathname}
1591 @itemx --with-mpfr-include=@var{pathname}
1592 @itemx --with-mpfr-lib=@var{pathname}
1593 @itemx --with-mpc=@var{pathname}
1594 @itemx --with-mpc-include=@var{pathname}
1595 @itemx --with-mpc-lib=@var{pathname}
1596 If you do not have GMP (the GNU Multiple Precision library), the MPFR
1597 library and/or the MPC library installed in a standard location and
1598 you want to build GCC, you can explicitly specify the directory where
1599 they are installed (@samp{--with-gmp=@var{gmpinstalldir}},
1600 @samp{--with-mpfr=@/@var{mpfrinstalldir}},
1601 @samp{--with-mpc=@/@var{mpcinstalldir}}). The
1602 @option{--with-gmp=@/@var{gmpinstalldir}} option is shorthand for
1603 @option{--with-gmp-lib=@/@var{gmpinstalldir}/lib} and
1604 @option{--with-gmp-include=@/@var{gmpinstalldir}/include}. Likewise the
1605 @option{--with-mpfr=@/@var{mpfrinstalldir}} option is shorthand for
1606 @option{--with-mpfr-lib=@/@var{mpfrinstalldir}/lib} and
1607 @option{--with-mpfr-include=@/@var{mpfrinstalldir}/include}, also the
1608 @option{--with-mpc=@/@var{mpcinstalldir}} option is shorthand for
1609 @option{--with-mpc-lib=@/@var{mpcinstalldir}/lib} and
1610 @option{--with-mpc-include=@/@var{mpcinstalldir}/include}. If these
1611 shorthand assumptions are not correct, you can use the explicit
1612 include and lib options directly. You might also need to ensure the
1613 shared libraries can be found by the dynamic linker when building and
1614 using GCC, for example by setting the runtime shared library path
1615 variable (@env{LD_LIBRARY_PATH} on GNU/Linux and Solaris systems).
1616
1617 These flags are applicable to the host platform only. When building
1618 a cross compiler, they will not be used to configure target libraries.
1619
1620 @item --with-ppl=@var{pathname}
1621 @itemx --with-ppl-include=@var{pathname}
1622 @itemx --with-ppl-lib=@var{pathname}
1623 @itemx --with-cloog=@var{pathname}
1624 @itemx --with-cloog-include=@var{pathname}
1625 @itemx --with-cloog-lib=@var{pathname}
1626 If you do not have PPL (the Parma Polyhedra Library) and the CLooG
1627 libraries installed in a standard location and you want to build GCC,
1628 you can explicitly specify the directory where they are installed
1629 (@samp{--with-ppl=@/@var{pplinstalldir}},
1630 @samp{--with-cloog=@/@var{clooginstalldir}}). The
1631 @option{--with-ppl=@/@var{pplinstalldir}} option is shorthand for
1632 @option{--with-ppl-lib=@/@var{pplinstalldir}/lib} and
1633 @option{--with-ppl-include=@/@var{pplinstalldir}/include}. Likewise the
1634 @option{--with-cloog=@/@var{clooginstalldir}} option is shorthand for
1635 @option{--with-cloog-lib=@/@var{clooginstalldir}/lib} and
1636 @option{--with-cloog-include=@/@var{clooginstalldir}/include}. If these
1637 shorthand assumptions are not correct, you can use the explicit
1638 include and lib options directly.
1639
1640 These flags are applicable to the host platform only. When building
1641 a cross compiler, they will not be used to configure target libraries.
1642
1643 @item --with-host-libstdcxx=@var{linker-args}
1644 If you are linking with a static copy of PPL, you can use this option
1645 to specify how the linker should find the standard C++ library used
1646 internally by PPL. Typical values of @var{linker-args} might be
1647 @samp{-lstdc++} or @samp{-Wl,-Bstatic,-lstdc++,-Bdynamic -lm}. If you are
1648 linking with a shared copy of PPL, you probably do not need this
1649 option; shared library dependencies will cause the linker to search
1650 for the standard C++ library automatically.
1651
1652 @item --with-stage1-ldflags=@var{flags}
1653 This option may be used to set linker flags to be used when linking
1654 stage 1 of GCC. These are also used when linking GCC if configured with
1655 @option{--disable-bootstrap}. By default no special flags are used.
1656
1657 @item --with-stage1-libs=@var{libs}
1658 This option may be used to set libraries to be used when linking stage 1
1659 of GCC. These are also used when linking GCC if configured with
1660 @option{--disable-bootstrap}. The default is the argument to
1661 @option{--with-host-libstdcxx}, if specified.
1662
1663 @item --with-boot-ldflags=@var{flags}
1664 This option may be used to set linker flags to be used when linking
1665 stage 2 and later when bootstrapping GCC. If neither --with-boot-libs
1666 nor --with-host-libstdcxx is set to a value, then the default is
1667 @samp{-static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc}.
1668
1669 @item --with-boot-libs=@var{libs}
1670 This option may be used to set libraries to be used when linking stage 2
1671 and later when bootstrapping GCC. The default is the argument to
1672 @option{--with-host-libstdcxx}, if specified.
1673
1674 @item --with-debug-prefix-map=@var{map}
1675 Convert source directory names using @option{-fdebug-prefix-map} when
1676 building runtime libraries. @samp{@var{map}} is a space-separated
1677 list of maps of the form @samp{@var{old}=@var{new}}.
1678
1679 @item --enable-linker-build-id
1680 Tells GCC to pass @option{--build-id} option to the linker for all final
1681 links (links performed without the @option{-r} or @option{--relocatable}
1682 option), if the linker supports it. If you specify
1683 @option{--enable-linker-build-id}, but your linker does not
1684 support @option{--build-id} option, a warning is issued and the
1685 @option{--enable-linker-build-id} option is ignored. The default is off.
1686
1687 @item --with-linker-hash-style=@var{choice}
1688 Tells GCC to pass @option{--hash-style=@var{choice}} option to the
1689 linker for all final links. @var{choice} can be one of
1690 @samp{sysv}, @samp{gnu}, and @samp{both} where @samp{sysv} is the default.
1691
1692 @item --enable-gnu-unique-object
1693 @itemx --disable-gnu-unique-object
1694 Tells GCC to use the gnu_unique_object relocation for C++ template
1695 static data members and inline function local statics. Enabled by
1696 default for a native toolchain with an assembler that accepts it and
1697 GLIBC 2.11 or above, otherwise disabled.
1698
1699 @item --enable-lto
1700 @itemx --disable-lto
1701 Enable support for link-time optimization (LTO). This is enabled by
1702 default, and may be disabled using @option{--disable-lto}.
1703
1704 @item --with-plugin-ld=@var{pathname}
1705 Enable an alternate linker to be used at link-time optimization (LTO)
1706 link time when @option{-fuse-linker-plugin} is enabled.
1707 This linker should have plugin support such as gold starting with
1708 version 2.20 or GNU ld starting with version 2.21.
1709 See @option{-fuse-linker-plugin} for details.
1710 @end table
1711
1712 @subheading Cross-Compiler-Specific Options
1713 The following options only apply to building cross compilers.
1714
1715 @table @code
1716 @item --with-sysroot
1717 @itemx --with-sysroot=@var{dir}
1718 Tells GCC to consider @var{dir} as the root of a tree that contains
1719 (a subset of) the root filesystem of the target operating system.
1720 Target system headers, libraries and run-time object files will be
1721 searched in there. More specifically, this acts as if
1722 @option{--sysroot=@var{dir}} was added to the default options of the built
1723 compiler. The specified directory is not copied into the
1724 install tree, unlike the options @option{--with-headers} and
1725 @option{--with-libs} that this option obsoletes. The default value,
1726 in case @option{--with-sysroot} is not given an argument, is
1727 @option{$@{gcc_tooldir@}/sys-root}. If the specified directory is a
1728 subdirectory of @option{$@{exec_prefix@}}, then it will be found relative to
1729 the GCC binaries if the installation tree is moved.
1730
1731 This option affects the system root for the compiler used to build
1732 target libraries (which runs on the build system) and the compiler newly
1733 installed with @code{make install}; it does not affect the compiler which is
1734 used to build GCC itself.
1735
1736 @item --with-build-sysroot
1737 @itemx --with-build-sysroot=@var{dir}
1738 Tells GCC to consider @var{dir} as the system root (see
1739 @option{--with-sysroot}) while building target libraries, instead of
1740 the directory specified with @option{--with-sysroot}. This option is
1741 only useful when you are already using @option{--with-sysroot}. You
1742 can use @option{--with-build-sysroot} when you are configuring with
1743 @option{--prefix} set to a directory that is different from the one in
1744 which you are installing GCC and your target libraries.
1745
1746 This option affects the system root for the compiler used to build
1747 target libraries (which runs on the build system); it does not affect
1748 the compiler which is used to build GCC itself.
1749
1750 @item --with-headers
1751 @itemx --with-headers=@var{dir}
1752 Deprecated in favor of @option{--with-sysroot}.
1753 Specifies that target headers are available when building a cross compiler.
1754 The @var{dir} argument specifies a directory which has the target include
1755 files. These include files will be copied into the @file{gcc} install
1756 directory. @emph{This option with the @var{dir} argument is required} when
1757 building a cross compiler, if @file{@var{prefix}/@var{target}/sys-include}
1758 doesn't pre-exist. If @file{@var{prefix}/@var{target}/sys-include} does
1759 pre-exist, the @var{dir} argument may be omitted. @command{fixincludes}
1760 will be run on these files to make them compatible with GCC@.
1761
1762 @item --without-headers
1763 Tells GCC not use any target headers from a libc when building a cross
1764 compiler. When crossing to GNU/Linux, you need the headers so GCC
1765 can build the exception handling for libgcc.
1766
1767 @item --with-libs
1768 @itemx --with-libs="@var{dir1} @var{dir2} @dots{} @var{dirN}"
1769 Deprecated in favor of @option{--with-sysroot}.
1770 Specifies a list of directories which contain the target runtime
1771 libraries. These libraries will be copied into the @file{gcc} install
1772 directory. If the directory list is omitted, this option has no
1773 effect.
1774
1775 @item --with-newlib
1776 Specifies that @samp{newlib} is
1777 being used as the target C library. This causes @code{__eprintf} to be
1778 omitted from @file{libgcc.a} on the assumption that it will be provided by
1779 @samp{newlib}.
1780
1781 @item --with-build-time-tools=@var{dir}
1782 Specifies where to find the set of target tools (assembler, linker, etc.)
1783 that will be used while building GCC itself. This option can be useful
1784 if the directory layouts are different between the system you are building
1785 GCC on, and the system where you will deploy it.
1786
1787 For example, on an @samp{ia64-hp-hpux} system, you may have the GNU
1788 assembler and linker in @file{/usr/bin}, and the native tools in a
1789 different path, and build a toolchain that expects to find the
1790 native tools in @file{/usr/bin}.
1791
1792 When you use this option, you should ensure that @var{dir} includes
1793 @command{ar}, @command{as}, @command{ld}, @command{nm},
1794 @command{ranlib} and @command{strip} if necessary, and possibly
1795 @command{objdump}. Otherwise, GCC may use an inconsistent set of
1796 tools.
1797 @end table
1798
1799 @subheading Java-Specific Options
1800
1801 The following option applies to the build of the Java front end.
1802
1803 @table @code
1804 @item --disable-libgcj
1805 Specify that the run-time libraries
1806 used by GCJ should not be built. This is useful in case you intend
1807 to use GCJ with some other run-time, or you're going to install it
1808 separately, or it just happens not to build on your particular
1809 machine. In general, if the Java front end is enabled, the GCJ
1810 libraries will be enabled too, unless they're known to not work on
1811 the target platform. If GCJ is enabled but @samp{libgcj} isn't built, you
1812 may need to port it; in this case, before modifying the top-level
1813 @file{configure.in} so that @samp{libgcj} is enabled by default on this platform,
1814 you may use @option{--enable-libgcj} to override the default.
1815
1816 @end table
1817
1818 The following options apply to building @samp{libgcj}.
1819
1820 @subsubheading General Options
1821
1822 @table @code
1823 @item --enable-java-maintainer-mode
1824 By default the @samp{libjava} build will not attempt to compile the
1825 @file{.java} source files to @file{.class}. Instead, it will use the
1826 @file{.class} files from the source tree. If you use this option you
1827 must have executables named @command{ecj1} and @command{gjavah} in your path
1828 for use by the build. You must use this option if you intend to
1829 modify any @file{.java} files in @file{libjava}.
1830
1831 @item --with-java-home=@var{dirname}
1832 This @samp{libjava} option overrides the default value of the
1833 @samp{java.home} system property. It is also used to set
1834 @samp{sun.boot.class.path} to @file{@var{dirname}/lib/rt.jar}. By
1835 default @samp{java.home} is set to @file{@var{prefix}} and
1836 @samp{sun.boot.class.path} to
1837 @file{@var{datadir}/java/libgcj-@var{version}.jar}.
1838
1839 @item --with-ecj-jar=@var{filename}
1840 This option can be used to specify the location of an external jar
1841 file containing the Eclipse Java compiler. A specially modified
1842 version of this compiler is used by @command{gcj} to parse
1843 @file{.java} source files. If this option is given, the
1844 @samp{libjava} build will create and install an @file{ecj1} executable
1845 which uses this jar file at runtime.
1846
1847 If this option is not given, but an @file{ecj.jar} file is found in
1848 the topmost source tree at configure time, then the @samp{libgcj}
1849 build will create and install @file{ecj1}, and will also install the
1850 discovered @file{ecj.jar} into a suitable place in the install tree.
1851
1852 If @file{ecj1} is not installed, then the user will have to supply one
1853 on his path in order for @command{gcj} to properly parse @file{.java}
1854 source files. A suitable jar is available from
1855 @uref{ftp://sourceware.org/pub/java/}.
1856
1857 @item --disable-getenv-properties
1858 Don't set system properties from @env{GCJ_PROPERTIES}.
1859
1860 @item --enable-hash-synchronization
1861 Use a global hash table for monitor locks. Ordinarily,
1862 @samp{libgcj}'s @samp{configure} script automatically makes
1863 the correct choice for this option for your platform. Only use
1864 this if you know you need the library to be configured differently.
1865
1866 @item --enable-interpreter
1867 Enable the Java interpreter. The interpreter is automatically
1868 enabled by default on all platforms that support it. This option
1869 is really only useful if you want to disable the interpreter
1870 (using @option{--disable-interpreter}).
1871
1872 @item --disable-java-net
1873 Disable java.net. This disables the native part of java.net only,
1874 using non-functional stubs for native method implementations.
1875
1876 @item --disable-jvmpi
1877 Disable JVMPI support.
1878
1879 @item --disable-libgcj-bc
1880 Disable BC ABI compilation of certain parts of libgcj. By default,
1881 some portions of libgcj are compiled with @option{-findirect-dispatch}
1882 and @option{-fno-indirect-classes}, allowing them to be overridden at
1883 run-time.
1884
1885 If @option{--disable-libgcj-bc} is specified, libgcj is built without
1886 these options. This allows the compile-time linker to resolve
1887 dependencies when statically linking to libgcj. However it makes it
1888 impossible to override the affected portions of libgcj at run-time.
1889
1890 @item --enable-reduced-reflection
1891 Build most of libgcj with @option{-freduced-reflection}. This reduces
1892 the size of libgcj at the expense of not being able to do accurate
1893 reflection on the classes it contains. This option is safe if you
1894 know that code using libgcj will never use reflection on the standard
1895 runtime classes in libgcj (including using serialization, RMI or CORBA).
1896
1897 @item --with-ecos
1898 Enable runtime eCos target support.
1899
1900 @item --without-libffi
1901 Don't use @samp{libffi}. This will disable the interpreter and JNI
1902 support as well, as these require @samp{libffi} to work.
1903
1904 @item --enable-libgcj-debug
1905 Enable runtime debugging code.
1906
1907 @item --enable-libgcj-multifile
1908 If specified, causes all @file{.java} source files to be
1909 compiled into @file{.class} files in one invocation of
1910 @samp{gcj}. This can speed up build time, but is more
1911 resource-intensive. If this option is unspecified or
1912 disabled, @samp{gcj} is invoked once for each @file{.java}
1913 file to compile into a @file{.class} file.
1914
1915 @item --with-libiconv-prefix=DIR
1916 Search for libiconv in @file{DIR/include} and @file{DIR/lib}.
1917
1918 @item --enable-sjlj-exceptions
1919 Force use of the @code{setjmp}/@code{longjmp}-based scheme for exceptions.
1920 @samp{configure} ordinarily picks the correct value based on the platform.
1921 Only use this option if you are sure you need a different setting.
1922
1923 @item --with-system-zlib
1924 Use installed @samp{zlib} rather than that included with GCC@.
1925
1926 @item --with-win32-nlsapi=ansi, unicows or unicode
1927 Indicates how MinGW @samp{libgcj} translates between UNICODE
1928 characters and the Win32 API@.
1929
1930 @item --enable-java-home
1931 If enabled, this creates a JPackage compatible SDK environment during install.
1932 Note that if --enable-java-home is used, --with-arch-directory=ARCH must also
1933 be specified.
1934
1935 @item --with-arch-directory=ARCH
1936 Specifies the name to use for the @file{jre/lib/ARCH} directory in the SDK
1937 environment created when --enable-java-home is passed. Typical names for this
1938 directory include i386, amd64, ia64, etc.
1939
1940 @item --with-os-directory=DIR
1941 Specifies the OS directory for the SDK include directory. This is set to auto
1942 detect, and is typically 'linux'.
1943
1944 @item --with-origin-name=NAME
1945 Specifies the JPackage origin name. This defaults to the 'gcj' in
1946 java-1.5.0-gcj.
1947
1948 @item --with-arch-suffix=SUFFIX
1949 Specifies the suffix for the sdk directory. Defaults to the empty string.
1950 Examples include '.x86_64' in 'java-1.5.0-gcj-1.5.0.0.x86_64'.
1951
1952 @item --with-jvm-root-dir=DIR
1953 Specifies where to install the SDK. Default is $(prefix)/lib/jvm.
1954
1955 @item --with-jvm-jar-dir=DIR
1956 Specifies where to install jars. Default is $(prefix)/lib/jvm-exports.
1957
1958 @item --with-python-dir=DIR
1959 Specifies where to install the Python modules used for aot-compile. DIR should
1960 not include the prefix used in installation. For example, if the Python modules
1961 are to be installed in /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages, then
1962 --with-python-dir=/lib/python2.5/site-packages should be passed. If this is
1963 not specified, then the Python modules are installed in $(prefix)/share/python.
1964
1965 @item --enable-aot-compile-rpm
1966 Adds aot-compile-rpm to the list of installed scripts.
1967
1968 @item --enable-browser-plugin
1969 Build the gcjwebplugin web browser plugin.
1970
1971 @item --enable-static-libjava
1972 Build static libraries in libjava. The default is to only build shared
1973 libraries.
1974
1975 @table @code
1976 @item ansi
1977 Use the single-byte @code{char} and the Win32 A functions natively,
1978 translating to and from UNICODE when using these functions. If
1979 unspecified, this is the default.
1980
1981 @item unicows
1982 Use the @code{WCHAR} and Win32 W functions natively. Adds
1983 @code{-lunicows} to @file{libgcj.spec} to link with @samp{libunicows}.
1984 @file{unicows.dll} needs to be deployed on Microsoft Windows 9X machines
1985 running built executables. @file{libunicows.a}, an open-source
1986 import library around Microsoft's @code{unicows.dll}, is obtained from
1987 @uref{http://libunicows.sourceforge.net/}, which also gives details
1988 on getting @file{unicows.dll} from Microsoft.
1989
1990 @item unicode
1991 Use the @code{WCHAR} and Win32 W functions natively. Does @emph{not}
1992 add @code{-lunicows} to @file{libgcj.spec}. The built executables will
1993 only run on Microsoft Windows NT and above.
1994 @end table
1995 @end table
1996
1997 @subsubheading AWT-Specific Options
1998
1999 @table @code
2000 @item --with-x
2001 Use the X Window System.
2002
2003 @item --enable-java-awt=PEER(S)
2004 Specifies the AWT peer library or libraries to build alongside
2005 @samp{libgcj}. If this option is unspecified or disabled, AWT
2006 will be non-functional. Current valid values are @option{gtk} and
2007 @option{xlib}. Multiple libraries should be separated by a
2008 comma (i.e.@: @option{--enable-java-awt=gtk,xlib}).
2009
2010 @item --enable-gtk-cairo
2011 Build the cairo Graphics2D implementation on GTK@.
2012
2013 @item --enable-java-gc=TYPE
2014 Choose garbage collector. Defaults to @option{boehm} if unspecified.
2015
2016 @item --disable-gtktest
2017 Do not try to compile and run a test GTK+ program.
2018
2019 @item --disable-glibtest
2020 Do not try to compile and run a test GLIB program.
2021
2022 @item --with-libart-prefix=PFX
2023 Prefix where libart is installed (optional).
2024
2025 @item --with-libart-exec-prefix=PFX
2026 Exec prefix where libart is installed (optional).
2027
2028 @item --disable-libarttest
2029 Do not try to compile and run a test libart program.
2030
2031 @end table
2032
2033 @subsubheading Overriding @command{configure} test results
2034
2035 Sometimes, it might be necessary to override the result of some
2036 @command{configure} test, for example in order to ease porting to a new
2037 system or work around a bug in a test. The toplevel @command{configure}
2038 script provides three variables for this:
2039
2040 @table @code
2041
2042 @item build_configargs
2043 @cindex @code{build_configargs}
2044 The contents of this variable is passed to all build @command{configure}
2045 scripts.
2046
2047 @item host_configargs
2048 @cindex @code{host_configargs}
2049 The contents of this variable is passed to all host @command{configure}
2050 scripts.
2051
2052 @item target_configargs
2053 @cindex @code{target_configargs}
2054 The contents of this variable is passed to all target @command{configure}
2055 scripts.
2056
2057 @end table
2058
2059 In order to avoid shell and @command{make} quoting issues for complex
2060 overrides, you can pass a setting for @env{CONFIG_SITE} and set
2061 variables in the site file.
2062
2063 @html
2064 <hr />
2065 <p>
2066 @end html
2067 @ifhtml
2068 @uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
2069 @end ifhtml
2070 @end ifset
2071
2072 @c ***Building****************************************************************
2073 @ifnothtml
2074 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
2075 @node Building, Testing, Configuration, Installing GCC
2076 @end ifnothtml
2077 @ifset buildhtml
2078 @ifnothtml
2079 @chapter Building
2080 @end ifnothtml
2081 @cindex Installing GCC: Building
2082
2083 Now that GCC is configured, you are ready to build the compiler and
2084 runtime libraries.
2085
2086 Some commands executed when making the compiler may fail (return a
2087 nonzero status) and be ignored by @command{make}. These failures, which
2088 are often due to files that were not found, are expected, and can safely
2089 be ignored.
2090
2091 It is normal to have compiler warnings when compiling certain files.
2092 Unless you are a GCC developer, you can generally ignore these warnings
2093 unless they cause compilation to fail. Developers should attempt to fix
2094 any warnings encountered, however they can temporarily continue past
2095 warnings-as-errors by specifying the configure flag
2096 @option{--disable-werror}.
2097
2098 On certain old systems, defining certain environment variables such as
2099 @env{CC} can interfere with the functioning of @command{make}.
2100
2101 If you encounter seemingly strange errors when trying to build the
2102 compiler in a directory other than the source directory, it could be
2103 because you have previously configured the compiler in the source
2104 directory. Make sure you have done all the necessary preparations.
2105
2106 If you build GCC on a BSD system using a directory stored in an old System
2107 V file system, problems may occur in running @command{fixincludes} if the
2108 System V file system doesn't support symbolic links. These problems
2109 result in a failure to fix the declaration of @code{size_t} in
2110 @file{sys/types.h}. If you find that @code{size_t} is a signed type and
2111 that type mismatches occur, this could be the cause.
2112
2113 The solution is not to use such a directory for building GCC@.
2114
2115 Similarly, when building from SVN or snapshots, or if you modify
2116 @file{*.l} files, you need the Flex lexical analyzer generator
2117 installed. If you do not modify @file{*.l} files, releases contain
2118 the Flex-generated files and you do not need Flex installed to build
2119 them. There is still one Flex-based lexical analyzer (part of the
2120 build machinery, not of GCC itself) that is used even if you only
2121 build the C front end.
2122
2123 When building from SVN or snapshots, or if you modify Texinfo
2124 documentation, you need version 4.7 or later of Texinfo installed if you
2125 want Info documentation to be regenerated. Releases contain Info
2126 documentation pre-built for the unmodified documentation in the release.
2127
2128 @section Building a native compiler
2129
2130 For a native build, the default configuration is to perform
2131 a 3-stage bootstrap of the compiler when @samp{make} is invoked.
2132 This will build the entire GCC system and ensure that it compiles
2133 itself correctly. It can be disabled with the @option{--disable-bootstrap}
2134 parameter to @samp{configure}, but bootstrapping is suggested because
2135 the compiler will be tested more completely and could also have
2136 better performance.
2137
2138 The bootstrapping process will complete the following steps:
2139
2140 @itemize @bullet
2141 @item
2142 Build tools necessary to build the compiler.
2143
2144 @item
2145 Perform a 3-stage bootstrap of the compiler. This includes building
2146 three times the target tools for use by the compiler such as binutils
2147 (bfd, binutils, gas, gprof, ld, and opcodes) if they have been
2148 individually linked or moved into the top level GCC source tree before
2149 configuring.
2150
2151 @item
2152 Perform a comparison test of the stage2 and stage3 compilers.
2153
2154 @item
2155 Build runtime libraries using the stage3 compiler from the previous step.
2156
2157 @end itemize
2158
2159 If you are short on disk space you might consider @samp{make
2160 bootstrap-lean} instead. The sequence of compilation is the
2161 same described above, but object files from the stage1 and
2162 stage2 of the 3-stage bootstrap of the compiler are deleted as
2163 soon as they are no longer needed.
2164
2165 If you wish to use non-default GCC flags when compiling the stage2
2166 and stage3 compilers, set @code{BOOT_CFLAGS} on the command line when
2167 doing @samp{make}. For example, if you want to save additional space
2168 during the bootstrap and in the final installation as well, you can
2169 build the compiler binaries without debugging information as in the
2170 following example. This will save roughly 40% of disk space both for
2171 the bootstrap and the final installation. (Libraries will still contain
2172 debugging information.)
2173
2174 @smallexample
2175 make BOOT_CFLAGS='-O' bootstrap
2176 @end smallexample
2177
2178 You can place non-default optimization flags into @code{BOOT_CFLAGS}; they
2179 are less well tested here than the default of @samp{-g -O2}, but should
2180 still work. In a few cases, you may find that you need to specify special
2181 flags such as @option{-msoft-float} here to complete the bootstrap; or,
2182 if the native compiler miscompiles the stage1 compiler, you may need
2183 to work around this, by choosing @code{BOOT_CFLAGS} to avoid the parts
2184 of the stage1 compiler that were miscompiled, or by using @samp{make
2185 bootstrap4} to increase the number of stages of bootstrap.
2186
2187 @code{BOOT_CFLAGS} does not apply to bootstrapped target libraries.
2188 Since these are always compiled with the compiler currently being
2189 bootstrapped, you can use @code{CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET} to modify their
2190 compilation flags, as for non-bootstrapped target libraries.
2191 Again, if the native compiler miscompiles the stage1 compiler, you may
2192 need to work around this by avoiding non-working parts of the stage1
2193 compiler. Use @code{STAGE1_TFLAGS} to this end.
2194
2195 If you used the flag @option{--enable-languages=@dots{}} to restrict
2196 the compilers to be built, only those you've actually enabled will be
2197 built. This will of course only build those runtime libraries, for
2198 which the particular compiler has been built. Please note,
2199 that re-defining @env{LANGUAGES} when calling @samp{make}
2200 @strong{does not} work anymore!
2201
2202 If the comparison of stage2 and stage3 fails, this normally indicates
2203 that the stage2 compiler has compiled GCC incorrectly, and is therefore
2204 a potentially serious bug which you should investigate and report. (On
2205 a few systems, meaningful comparison of object files is impossible; they
2206 always appear ``different''. If you encounter this problem, you will
2207 need to disable comparison in the @file{Makefile}.)
2208
2209 If you do not want to bootstrap your compiler, you can configure with
2210 @option{--disable-bootstrap}. In particular cases, you may want to
2211 bootstrap your compiler even if the target system is not the same as
2212 the one you are building on: for example, you could build a
2213 @code{powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu} toolchain on a
2214 @code{powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu} host. In this case, pass
2215 @option{--enable-bootstrap} to the configure script.
2216
2217 @code{BUILD_CONFIG} can be used to bring in additional customization
2218 to the build. It can be set to a whitespace-separated list of names.
2219 For each such @code{NAME}, top-level @file{config/@code{NAME}.mk} will
2220 be included by the top-level @file{Makefile}, bringing in any settings
2221 it contains. The default @code{BUILD_CONFIG} can be set using the
2222 configure option @option{--with-build-config=@code{NAME}...}. Some
2223 examples of supported build configurations are:
2224
2225 @table @asis
2226 @item @samp{bootstrap-O1}
2227 Removes any @option{-O}-started option from @code{BOOT_CFLAGS}, and adds
2228 @option{-O1} to it. @samp{BUILD_CONFIG=bootstrap-O1} is equivalent to
2229 @samp{BOOT_CFLAGS='-g -O1'}.
2230
2231 @item @samp{bootstrap-O3}
2232 Analogous to @code{bootstrap-O1}.
2233
2234 @item @samp{bootstrap-lto}
2235 Enables Link-Time Optimization for host tools during bootstrapping.
2236 @samp{BUILD_CONFIG=bootstrap-lto} is equivalent to adding
2237 @option{-flto} to @samp{BOOT_CFLAGS}.
2238
2239 @item @samp{bootstrap-debug}
2240 Verifies that the compiler generates the same executable code, whether
2241 or not it is asked to emit debug information. To this end, this
2242 option builds stage2 host programs without debug information, and uses
2243 @file{contrib/compare-debug} to compare them with the stripped stage3
2244 object files. If @code{BOOT_CFLAGS} is overridden so as to not enable
2245 debug information, stage2 will have it, and stage3 won't. This option
2246 is enabled by default when GCC bootstrapping is enabled, if
2247 @code{strip} can turn object files compiled with and without debug
2248 info into identical object files. In addition to better test
2249 coverage, this option makes default bootstraps faster and leaner.
2250
2251 @item @samp{bootstrap-debug-big}
2252 Rather than comparing stripped object files, as in
2253 @code{bootstrap-debug}, this option saves internal compiler dumps
2254 during stage2 and stage3 and compares them as well, which helps catch
2255 additional potential problems, but at a great cost in terms of disk
2256 space. It can be specified in addition to @samp{bootstrap-debug}.
2257
2258 @item @samp{bootstrap-debug-lean}
2259 This option saves disk space compared with @code{bootstrap-debug-big},
2260 but at the expense of some recompilation. Instead of saving the dumps
2261 of stage2 and stage3 until the final compare, it uses
2262 @option{-fcompare-debug} to generate, compare and remove the dumps
2263 during stage3, repeating the compilation that already took place in
2264 stage2, whose dumps were not saved.
2265
2266 @item @samp{bootstrap-debug-lib}
2267 This option tests executable code invariance over debug information
2268 generation on target libraries, just like @code{bootstrap-debug-lean}
2269 tests it on host programs. It builds stage3 libraries with
2270 @option{-fcompare-debug}, and it can be used along with any of the
2271 @code{bootstrap-debug} options above.
2272
2273 There aren't @code{-lean} or @code{-big} counterparts to this option
2274 because most libraries are only build in stage3, so bootstrap compares
2275 would not get significant coverage. Moreover, the few libraries built
2276 in stage2 are used in stage3 host programs, so we wouldn't want to
2277 compile stage2 libraries with different options for comparison purposes.
2278
2279 @item @samp{bootstrap-debug-ckovw}
2280 Arranges for error messages to be issued if the compiler built on any
2281 stage is run without the option @option{-fcompare-debug}. This is
2282 useful to verify the full @option{-fcompare-debug} testing coverage. It
2283 must be used along with @code{bootstrap-debug-lean} and
2284 @code{bootstrap-debug-lib}.
2285
2286 @item @samp{bootstrap-time}
2287 Arranges for the run time of each program started by the GCC driver,
2288 built in any stage, to be logged to @file{time.log}, in the top level of
2289 the build tree.
2290
2291 @end table
2292
2293 @section Building a cross compiler
2294
2295 When building a cross compiler, it is not generally possible to do a
2296 3-stage bootstrap of the compiler. This makes for an interesting problem
2297 as parts of GCC can only be built with GCC@.
2298
2299 To build a cross compiler, we recommend first building and installing a
2300 native compiler. You can then use the native GCC compiler to build the
2301 cross compiler. The installed native compiler needs to be GCC version
2302 2.95 or later.
2303
2304 If the cross compiler is to be built with support for the Java
2305 programming language and the ability to compile .java source files is
2306 desired, the installed native compiler used to build the cross
2307 compiler needs to be the same GCC version as the cross compiler. In
2308 addition the cross compiler needs to be configured with
2309 @option{--with-ecj-jar=@dots{}}.
2310
2311 Assuming you have already installed a native copy of GCC and configured
2312 your cross compiler, issue the command @command{make}, which performs the
2313 following steps:
2314
2315 @itemize @bullet
2316 @item
2317 Build host tools necessary to build the compiler.
2318
2319 @item
2320 Build target tools for use by the compiler such as binutils (bfd,
2321 binutils, gas, gprof, ld, and opcodes)
2322 if they have been individually linked or moved into the top level GCC source
2323 tree before configuring.
2324
2325 @item
2326 Build the compiler (single stage only).
2327
2328 @item
2329 Build runtime libraries using the compiler from the previous step.
2330 @end itemize
2331
2332 Note that if an error occurs in any step the make process will exit.
2333
2334 If you are not building GNU binutils in the same source tree as GCC,
2335 you will need a cross-assembler and cross-linker installed before
2336 configuring GCC@. Put them in the directory
2337 @file{@var{prefix}/@var{target}/bin}. Here is a table of the tools
2338 you should put in this directory:
2339
2340 @table @file
2341 @item as
2342 This should be the cross-assembler.
2343
2344 @item ld
2345 This should be the cross-linker.
2346
2347 @item ar
2348 This should be the cross-archiver: a program which can manipulate
2349 archive files (linker libraries) in the target machine's format.
2350
2351 @item ranlib
2352 This should be a program to construct a symbol table in an archive file.
2353 @end table
2354
2355 The installation of GCC will find these programs in that directory,
2356 and copy or link them to the proper place to for the cross-compiler to
2357 find them when run later.
2358
2359 The easiest way to provide these files is to build the Binutils package.
2360 Configure it with the same @option{--host} and @option{--target}
2361 options that you use for configuring GCC, then build and install
2362 them. They install their executables automatically into the proper
2363 directory. Alas, they do not support all the targets that GCC
2364 supports.
2365
2366 If you are not building a C library in the same source tree as GCC,
2367 you should also provide the target libraries and headers before
2368 configuring GCC, specifying the directories with
2369 @option{--with-sysroot} or @option{--with-headers} and
2370 @option{--with-libs}. Many targets also require ``start files'' such
2371 as @file{crt0.o} and
2372 @file{crtn.o} which are linked into each executable. There may be several
2373 alternatives for @file{crt0.o}, for use with profiling or other
2374 compilation options. Check your target's definition of
2375 @code{STARTFILE_SPEC} to find out what start files it uses.
2376
2377 @section Building in parallel
2378
2379 GNU Make 3.80 and above, which is necessary to build GCC, support
2380 building in parallel. To activate this, you can use @samp{make -j 2}
2381 instead of @samp{make}. You can also specify a bigger number, and
2382 in most cases using a value greater than the number of processors in
2383 your machine will result in fewer and shorter I/O latency hits, thus
2384 improving overall throughput; this is especially true for slow drives
2385 and network filesystems.
2386
2387 @section Building the Ada compiler
2388
2389 In order to build GNAT, the Ada compiler, you need a working GNAT
2390 compiler (GCC version 4.0 or later).
2391 This includes GNAT tools such as @command{gnatmake} and
2392 @command{gnatlink}, since the Ada front end is written in Ada and
2393 uses some GNAT-specific extensions.
2394
2395 In order to build a cross compiler, it is suggested to install
2396 the new compiler as native first, and then use it to build the cross
2397 compiler.
2398
2399 @command{configure} does not test whether the GNAT installation works
2400 and has a sufficiently recent version; if too old a GNAT version is
2401 installed, the build will fail unless @option{--enable-languages} is
2402 used to disable building the Ada front end.
2403
2404 @env{ADA_INCLUDE_PATH} and @env{ADA_OBJECT_PATH} environment variables
2405 must not be set when building the Ada compiler, the Ada tools, or the
2406 Ada runtime libraries. You can check that your build environment is clean
2407 by verifying that @samp{gnatls -v} lists only one explicit path in each
2408 section.
2409
2410 @section Building with profile feedback
2411
2412 It is possible to use profile feedback to optimize the compiler itself. This
2413 should result in a faster compiler binary. Experiments done on x86 using gcc
2414 3.3 showed approximately 7 percent speedup on compiling C programs. To
2415 bootstrap the compiler with profile feedback, use @code{make profiledbootstrap}.
2416
2417 When @samp{make profiledbootstrap} is run, it will first build a @code{stage1}
2418 compiler. This compiler is used to build a @code{stageprofile} compiler
2419 instrumented to collect execution counts of instruction and branch
2420 probabilities. Then runtime libraries are compiled with profile collected.
2421 Finally a @code{stagefeedback} compiler is built using the information collected.
2422
2423 Unlike standard bootstrap, several additional restrictions apply. The
2424 compiler used to build @code{stage1} needs to support a 64-bit integral type.
2425 It is recommended to only use GCC for this. Also parallel make is currently
2426 not supported since collisions in profile collecting may occur.
2427
2428 @html
2429 <hr />
2430 <p>
2431 @end html
2432 @ifhtml
2433 @uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
2434 @end ifhtml
2435 @end ifset
2436
2437 @c ***Testing*****************************************************************
2438 @ifnothtml
2439 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
2440 @node Testing, Final install, Building, Installing GCC
2441 @end ifnothtml
2442 @ifset testhtml
2443 @ifnothtml
2444 @chapter Installing GCC: Testing
2445 @end ifnothtml
2446 @cindex Testing
2447 @cindex Installing GCC: Testing
2448 @cindex Testsuite
2449
2450 Before you install GCC, we encourage you to run the testsuites and to
2451 compare your results with results from a similar configuration that have
2452 been submitted to the
2453 @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-testresults/,,gcc-testresults mailing list}.
2454 Some of these archived results are linked from the build status lists
2455 at @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/buildstat.html}, although not everyone who
2456 reports a successful build runs the testsuites and submits the results.
2457 This step is optional and may require you to download additional software,
2458 but it can give you confidence in your new GCC installation or point out
2459 problems before you install and start using your new GCC@.
2460
2461 First, you must have @uref{download.html,,downloaded the testsuites}.
2462 These are part of the full distribution, but if you downloaded the
2463 ``core'' compiler plus any front ends, you must download the testsuites
2464 separately.
2465
2466 Second, you must have the testing tools installed. This includes
2467 @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/dejagnu/,,DejaGnu}, Tcl, and Expect;
2468 the DejaGnu site has links to these.
2469
2470 If the directories where @command{runtest} and @command{expect} were
2471 installed are not in the @env{PATH}, you may need to set the following
2472 environment variables appropriately, as in the following example (which
2473 assumes that DejaGnu has been installed under @file{/usr/local}):
2474
2475 @smallexample
2476 TCL_LIBRARY = /usr/local/share/tcl8.0
2477 DEJAGNULIBS = /usr/local/share/dejagnu
2478 @end smallexample
2479
2480 (On systems such as Cygwin, these paths are required to be actual
2481 paths, not mounts or links; presumably this is due to some lack of
2482 portability in the DejaGnu code.)
2483
2484
2485 Finally, you can run the testsuite (which may take a long time):
2486 @smallexample
2487 cd @var{objdir}; make -k check
2488 @end smallexample
2489
2490 This will test various components of GCC, such as compiler
2491 front ends and runtime libraries. While running the testsuite, DejaGnu
2492 might emit some harmless messages resembling
2493 @samp{WARNING: Couldn't find the global config file.} or
2494 @samp{WARNING: Couldn't find tool init file} that can be ignored.
2495
2496 If you are testing a cross-compiler, you may want to run the testsuite
2497 on a simulator as described at @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/simtest-howto.html}.
2498
2499 @section How can you run the testsuite on selected tests?
2500
2501 In order to run sets of tests selectively, there are targets
2502 @samp{make check-gcc} and @samp{make check-g++}
2503 in the @file{gcc} subdirectory of the object directory. You can also
2504 just run @samp{make check} in a subdirectory of the object directory.
2505
2506
2507 A more selective way to just run all @command{gcc} execute tests in the
2508 testsuite is to use
2509
2510 @smallexample
2511 make check-gcc RUNTESTFLAGS="execute.exp @var{other-options}"
2512 @end smallexample
2513
2514 Likewise, in order to run only the @command{g++} ``old-deja'' tests in
2515 the testsuite with filenames matching @samp{9805*}, you would use
2516
2517 @smallexample
2518 make check-g++ RUNTESTFLAGS="old-deja.exp=9805* @var{other-options}"
2519 @end smallexample
2520
2521 The @file{*.exp} files are located in the testsuite directories of the GCC
2522 source, the most important ones being @file{compile.exp},
2523 @file{execute.exp}, @file{dg.exp} and @file{old-deja.exp}.
2524 To get a list of the possible @file{*.exp} files, pipe the
2525 output of @samp{make check} into a file and look at the
2526 @samp{Running @dots{} .exp} lines.
2527
2528 @section Passing options and running multiple testsuites
2529
2530 You can pass multiple options to the testsuite using the
2531 @samp{--target_board} option of DejaGNU, either passed as part of
2532 @samp{RUNTESTFLAGS}, or directly to @command{runtest} if you prefer to
2533 work outside the makefiles. For example,
2534
2535 @smallexample
2536 make check-g++ RUNTESTFLAGS="--target_board=unix/-O3/-fmerge-constants"
2537 @end smallexample
2538
2539 will run the standard @command{g++} testsuites (``unix'' is the target name
2540 for a standard native testsuite situation), passing
2541 @samp{-O3 -fmerge-constants} to the compiler on every test, i.e.,
2542 slashes separate options.
2543
2544 You can run the testsuites multiple times using combinations of options
2545 with a syntax similar to the brace expansion of popular shells:
2546
2547 @smallexample
2548 @dots{}"--target_board=arm-sim\@{-mhard-float,-msoft-float\@}\@{-O1,-O2,-O3,\@}"
2549 @end smallexample
2550
2551 (Note the empty option caused by the trailing comma in the final group.)
2552 The following will run each testsuite eight times using the @samp{arm-sim}
2553 target, as if you had specified all possible combinations yourself:
2554
2555 @smallexample
2556 --target_board=arm-sim/-mhard-float/-O1
2557 --target_board=arm-sim/-mhard-float/-O2
2558 --target_board=arm-sim/-mhard-float/-O3
2559 --target_board=arm-sim/-mhard-float
2560 --target_board=arm-sim/-msoft-float/-O1
2561 --target_board=arm-sim/-msoft-float/-O2
2562 --target_board=arm-sim/-msoft-float/-O3
2563 --target_board=arm-sim/-msoft-float
2564 @end smallexample
2565
2566 They can be combined as many times as you wish, in arbitrary ways. This
2567 list:
2568
2569 @smallexample
2570 @dots{}"--target_board=unix/-Wextra\@{-O3,-fno-strength\@}\@{-fomit-frame,\@}"
2571 @end smallexample
2572
2573 will generate four combinations, all involving @samp{-Wextra}.
2574
2575 The disadvantage to this method is that the testsuites are run in serial,
2576 which is a waste on multiprocessor systems. For users with GNU Make and
2577 a shell which performs brace expansion, you can run the testsuites in
2578 parallel by having the shell perform the combinations and @command{make}
2579 do the parallel runs. Instead of using @samp{--target_board}, use a
2580 special makefile target:
2581
2582 @smallexample
2583 make -j@var{N} check-@var{testsuite}//@var{test-target}/@var{option1}/@var{option2}/@dots{}
2584 @end smallexample
2585
2586 For example,
2587
2588 @smallexample
2589 make -j3 check-gcc//sh-hms-sim/@{-m1,-m2,-m3,-m3e,-m4@}/@{,-nofpu@}
2590 @end smallexample
2591
2592 will run three concurrent ``make-gcc'' testsuites, eventually testing all
2593 ten combinations as described above. Note that this is currently only
2594 supported in the @file{gcc} subdirectory. (To see how this works, try
2595 typing @command{echo} before the example given here.)
2596
2597
2598 @section Additional testing for Java Class Libraries
2599
2600 The Java runtime tests can be executed via @samp{make check}
2601 in the @file{@var{target}/libjava/testsuite} directory in
2602 the build tree.
2603
2604 The @uref{http://sourceware.org/mauve/,,Mauve Project} provides
2605 a suite of tests for the Java Class Libraries. This suite can be run
2606 as part of libgcj testing by placing the Mauve tree within the libjava
2607 testsuite at @file{libjava/testsuite/libjava.mauve/mauve}, or by
2608 specifying the location of that tree when invoking @samp{make}, as in
2609 @samp{make MAUVEDIR=~/mauve check}.
2610
2611 @section How to interpret test results
2612
2613 The result of running the testsuite are various @file{*.sum} and @file{*.log}
2614 files in the testsuite subdirectories. The @file{*.log} files contain a
2615 detailed log of the compiler invocations and the corresponding
2616 results, the @file{*.sum} files summarize the results. These summaries
2617 contain status codes for all tests:
2618
2619 @itemize @bullet
2620 @item
2621 PASS: the test passed as expected
2622 @item
2623 XPASS: the test unexpectedly passed
2624 @item
2625 FAIL: the test unexpectedly failed
2626 @item
2627 XFAIL: the test failed as expected
2628 @item
2629 UNSUPPORTED: the test is not supported on this platform
2630 @item
2631 ERROR: the testsuite detected an error
2632 @item
2633 WARNING: the testsuite detected a possible problem
2634 @end itemize
2635
2636 It is normal for some tests to report unexpected failures. At the
2637 current time the testing harness does not allow fine grained control
2638 over whether or not a test is expected to fail. This problem should
2639 be fixed in future releases.
2640
2641
2642 @section Submitting test results
2643
2644 If you want to report the results to the GCC project, use the
2645 @file{contrib/test_summary} shell script. Start it in the @var{objdir} with
2646
2647 @smallexample
2648 @var{srcdir}/contrib/test_summary -p your_commentary.txt \
2649 -m gcc-testresults@@gcc.gnu.org |sh
2650 @end smallexample
2651
2652 This script uses the @command{Mail} program to send the results, so
2653 make sure it is in your @env{PATH}. The file @file{your_commentary.txt} is
2654 prepended to the testsuite summary and should contain any special
2655 remarks you have on your results or your build environment. Please
2656 do not edit the testsuite result block or the subject line, as these
2657 messages may be automatically processed.
2658
2659 @html
2660 <hr />
2661 <p>
2662 @end html
2663 @ifhtml
2664 @uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
2665 @end ifhtml
2666 @end ifset
2667
2668 @c ***Final install***********************************************************
2669 @ifnothtml
2670 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
2671 @node Final install, , Testing, Installing GCC
2672 @end ifnothtml
2673 @ifset finalinstallhtml
2674 @ifnothtml
2675 @chapter Installing GCC: Final installation
2676 @end ifnothtml
2677
2678 Now that GCC has been built (and optionally tested), you can install it with
2679 @smallexample
2680 cd @var{objdir} && make install
2681 @end smallexample
2682
2683 We strongly recommend to install into a target directory where there is
2684 no previous version of GCC present. Also, the GNAT runtime should not
2685 be stripped, as this would break certain features of the debugger that
2686 depend on this debugging information (catching Ada exceptions for
2687 instance).
2688
2689 That step completes the installation of GCC; user level binaries can
2690 be found in @file{@var{prefix}/bin} where @var{prefix} is the value
2691 you specified with the @option{--prefix} to configure (or
2692 @file{/usr/local} by default). (If you specified @option{--bindir},
2693 that directory will be used instead; otherwise, if you specified
2694 @option{--exec-prefix}, @file{@var{exec-prefix}/bin} will be used.)
2695 Headers for the C++ and Java libraries are installed in
2696 @file{@var{prefix}/include}; libraries in @file{@var{libdir}}
2697 (normally @file{@var{prefix}/lib}); internal parts of the compiler in
2698 @file{@var{libdir}/gcc} and @file{@var{libexecdir}/gcc}; documentation
2699 in info format in @file{@var{infodir}} (normally
2700 @file{@var{prefix}/info}).
2701
2702 When installing cross-compilers, GCC's executables
2703 are not only installed into @file{@var{bindir}}, that
2704 is, @file{@var{exec-prefix}/bin}, but additionally into
2705 @file{@var{exec-prefix}/@var{target-alias}/bin}, if that directory
2706 exists. Typically, such @dfn{tooldirs} hold target-specific
2707 binutils, including assembler and linker.
2708
2709 Installation into a temporary staging area or into a @command{chroot}
2710 jail can be achieved with the command
2711
2712 @smallexample
2713 make DESTDIR=@var{path-to-rootdir} install
2714 @end smallexample
2715
2716 @noindent
2717 where @var{path-to-rootdir} is the absolute path of
2718 a directory relative to which all installation paths will be
2719 interpreted. Note that the directory specified by @code{DESTDIR}
2720 need not exist yet; it will be created if necessary.
2721
2722 There is a subtle point with tooldirs and @code{DESTDIR}:
2723 If you relocate a cross-compiler installation with
2724 e.g.@: @samp{DESTDIR=@var{rootdir}}, then the directory
2725 @file{@var{rootdir}/@var{exec-prefix}/@var{target-alias}/bin} will
2726 be filled with duplicated GCC executables only if it already exists,
2727 it will not be created otherwise. This is regarded as a feature,
2728 not as a bug, because it gives slightly more control to the packagers
2729 using the @code{DESTDIR} feature.
2730
2731 You can install stripped programs and libraries with
2732
2733 @smallexample
2734 make install-strip
2735 @end smallexample
2736
2737 If you are bootstrapping a released version of GCC then please
2738 quickly review the build status page for your release, available from
2739 @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/buildstat.html}.
2740 If your system is not listed for the version of GCC that you built,
2741 send a note to
2742 @email{gcc@@gcc.gnu.org} indicating
2743 that you successfully built and installed GCC@.
2744 Include the following information:
2745
2746 @itemize @bullet
2747 @item
2748 Output from running @file{@var{srcdir}/config.guess}. Do not send
2749 that file itself, just the one-line output from running it.
2750
2751 @item
2752 The output of @samp{gcc -v} for your newly installed @command{gcc}.
2753 This tells us which version of GCC you built and the options you passed to
2754 configure.
2755
2756 @item
2757 Whether you enabled all languages or a subset of them. If you used a
2758 full distribution then this information is part of the configure
2759 options in the output of @samp{gcc -v}, but if you downloaded the
2760 ``core'' compiler plus additional front ends then it isn't apparent
2761 which ones you built unless you tell us about it.
2762
2763 @item
2764 If the build was for GNU/Linux, also include:
2765 @itemize @bullet
2766 @item
2767 The distribution name and version (e.g., Red Hat 7.1 or Debian 2.2.3);
2768 this information should be available from @file{/etc/issue}.
2769
2770 @item
2771 The version of the Linux kernel, available from @samp{uname --version}
2772 or @samp{uname -a}.
2773
2774 @item
2775 The version of glibc you used; for RPM-based systems like Red Hat,
2776 Mandrake, and SuSE type @samp{rpm -q glibc} to get the glibc version,
2777 and on systems like Debian and Progeny use @samp{dpkg -l libc6}.
2778 @end itemize
2779 For other systems, you can include similar information if you think it is
2780 relevant.
2781
2782 @item
2783 Any other information that you think would be useful to people building
2784 GCC on the same configuration. The new entry in the build status list
2785 will include a link to the archived copy of your message.
2786 @end itemize
2787
2788 We'd also like to know if the
2789 @ifnothtml
2790 @ref{Specific, host/target specific installation notes}
2791 @end ifnothtml
2792 @ifhtml
2793 @uref{specific.html,,host/target specific installation notes}
2794 @end ifhtml
2795 didn't include your host/target information or if that information is
2796 incomplete or out of date. Send a note to
2797 @email{gcc@@gcc.gnu.org} detailing how the information should be changed.
2798
2799 If you find a bug, please report it following the
2800 @uref{../bugs/,,bug reporting guidelines}.
2801
2802 If you want to print the GCC manuals, do @samp{cd @var{objdir}; make
2803 dvi}. You will need to have @command{texi2dvi} (version at least 4.7)
2804 and @TeX{} installed. This creates a number of @file{.dvi} files in
2805 subdirectories of @file{@var{objdir}}; these may be converted for
2806 printing with programs such as @command{dvips}. Alternately, by using
2807 @samp{make pdf} in place of @samp{make dvi}, you can create documentation
2808 in the form of @file{.pdf} files; this requires @command{texi2pdf}, which
2809 is included with Texinfo version 4.8 and later. You can also
2810 @uref{http://shop.fsf.org/,,buy printed manuals from the
2811 Free Software Foundation}, though such manuals may not be for the most
2812 recent version of GCC@.
2813
2814 If you would like to generate online HTML documentation, do @samp{cd
2815 @var{objdir}; make html} and HTML will be generated for the gcc manuals in
2816 @file{@var{objdir}/gcc/HTML}.
2817
2818 @html
2819 <hr />
2820 <p>
2821 @end html
2822 @ifhtml
2823 @uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
2824 @end ifhtml
2825 @end ifset
2826
2827 @c ***Binaries****************************************************************
2828 @ifnothtml
2829 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
2830 @node Binaries, Specific, Installing GCC, Top
2831 @end ifnothtml
2832 @ifset binarieshtml
2833 @ifnothtml
2834 @chapter Installing GCC: Binaries
2835 @end ifnothtml
2836 @cindex Binaries
2837 @cindex Installing GCC: Binaries
2838
2839 We are often asked about pre-compiled versions of GCC@. While we cannot
2840 provide these for all platforms, below you'll find links to binaries for
2841 various platforms where creating them by yourself is not easy due to various
2842 reasons.
2843
2844 Please note that we did not create these binaries, nor do we
2845 support them. If you have any problems installing them, please
2846 contact their makers.
2847
2848 @itemize
2849 @item
2850 AIX:
2851 @itemize
2852 @item
2853 @uref{http://www.bullfreeware.com,,Bull's Freeware and Shareware Archive for AIX};
2854
2855 @item
2856 @uref{http://pware.hvcc.edu,,Hudson Valley Community College Open Source Software for IBM System p};
2857
2858 @item
2859 @uref{http://www.perzl.org/aix/,,AIX 5L and 6 Open Source Packages}.
2860 @end itemize
2861
2862 @item
2863 DOS---@uref{http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/,,DJGPP}.
2864
2865 @item
2866 Renesas H8/300[HS]---@uref{http://h8300-hms.sourceforge.net/,,GNU
2867 Development Tools for the Renesas H8/300[HS] Series}.
2868
2869 @item
2870 HP-UX:
2871 @itemize
2872 @item
2873 @uref{http://hpux.connect.org.uk/,,HP-UX Porting Center};
2874
2875 @item
2876 @uref{ftp://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/pub/packages/gcc_hpux/,,Binaries for HP-UX 11.00 at Aachen University of Technology}.
2877 @end itemize
2878
2879 @item
2880 @uref{http://www.sco.com/skunkware/devtools/index.html#gcc,,SCO
2881 OpenServer/Unixware}.
2882
2883 @item
2884 Solaris 2 (SPARC, Intel):
2885 @itemize
2886 @item
2887 @uref{http://www.sunfreeware.com/,,Sunfreeware}
2888
2889 @item
2890 @uref{http://www.blastwave.org/,,Blastwave}
2891
2892 @item
2893 @uref{http://www.opencsw.org/,,OpenCSW}
2894
2895 @item
2896 @uref{http://jupiterrise.com/tgcware/,,TGCware}
2897 @end itemize
2898
2899 @item
2900 SGI IRIX:
2901 @itemize
2902 @item
2903 @uref{http://nekochan.net/,,Nekoware}
2904
2905 @item
2906 @uref{http://jupiterrise.com/tgcware/,,TGCware}
2907 @end itemize
2908
2909 @item
2910 Microsoft Windows:
2911 @itemize
2912 @item
2913 The @uref{http://sourceware.org/cygwin/,,Cygwin} project;
2914 @item
2915 The @uref{http://www.mingw.org/,,MinGW} project.
2916 @end itemize
2917
2918 @item
2919 @uref{ftp://ftp.thewrittenword.com/packages/by-name/,,The
2920 Written Word} offers binaries for
2921 AIX 4.3.3, 5.1 and 5.2,
2922 IRIX 6.5,
2923 Tru64 UNIX 4.0D and 5.1,
2924 GNU/Linux (i386),
2925 HP-UX 10.20, 11.00, and 11.11, and
2926 Solaris/SPARC 2.5.1, 2.6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
2927
2928 @item
2929 @uref{http://www.openpkg.org/,,OpenPKG} offers binaries for quite a
2930 number of platforms.
2931
2932 @item
2933 The @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/GFortranBinaries,,GFortran Wiki} has
2934 links to GNU Fortran binaries for several platforms.
2935 @end itemize
2936
2937 @html
2938 <hr />
2939 <p>
2940 @end html
2941 @ifhtml
2942 @uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
2943 @end ifhtml
2944 @end ifset
2945
2946 @c ***Specific****************************************************************
2947 @ifnothtml
2948 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
2949 @node Specific, Old, Binaries, Top
2950 @end ifnothtml
2951 @ifset specifichtml
2952 @ifnothtml
2953 @chapter Host/target specific installation notes for GCC
2954 @end ifnothtml
2955 @cindex Specific
2956 @cindex Specific installation notes
2957 @cindex Target specific installation
2958 @cindex Host specific installation
2959 @cindex Target specific installation notes
2960
2961 Please read this document carefully @emph{before} installing the
2962 GNU Compiler Collection on your machine.
2963
2964 Note that this list of install notes is @emph{not} a list of supported
2965 hosts or targets. Not all supported hosts and targets are listed
2966 here, only the ones that require host-specific or target-specific
2967 information are.
2968
2969 @ifhtml
2970 @itemize
2971 @item
2972 @uref{#alpha-x-x,,alpha*-*-*}
2973 @item
2974 @uref{#alpha-dec-osf51,,alpha*-dec-osf5.1}
2975 @item
2976 @uref{#amd64-x-solaris210,,amd64-*-solaris2.10}
2977 @item
2978 @uref{#arm-x-elf,,arm-*-elf}
2979 @item
2980 @uref{#avr,,avr}
2981 @item
2982 @uref{#bfin,,Blackfin}
2983 @item
2984 @uref{#dos,,DOS}
2985 @item
2986 @uref{#x-x-freebsd,,*-*-freebsd*}
2987 @item
2988 @uref{#h8300-hms,,h8300-hms}
2989 @item
2990 @uref{#hppa-hp-hpux,,hppa*-hp-hpux*}
2991 @item
2992 @uref{#hppa-hp-hpux10,,hppa*-hp-hpux10}
2993 @item
2994 @uref{#hppa-hp-hpux11,,hppa*-hp-hpux11}
2995 @item
2996 @uref{#x-x-linux-gnu,,*-*-linux-gnu}
2997 @item
2998 @uref{#ix86-x-linux,,i?86-*-linux*}
2999 @item
3000 @uref{#ix86-x-solaris289,,i?86-*-solaris2.[89]}
3001 @item
3002 @uref{#ix86-x-solaris210,,i?86-*-solaris2.10}
3003 @item
3004 @uref{#ia64-x-linux,,ia64-*-linux}
3005 @item
3006 @uref{#ia64-x-hpux,,ia64-*-hpux*}
3007 @item
3008 @uref{#x-ibm-aix,,*-ibm-aix*}
3009 @item
3010 @uref{#iq2000-x-elf,,iq2000-*-elf}
3011 @item
3012 @uref{#lm32-x-elf,,lm32-*-elf}
3013 @item
3014 @uref{#lm32-x-uclinux,,lm32-*-uclinux}
3015 @item
3016 @uref{#m32c-x-elf,,m32c-*-elf}
3017 @item
3018 @uref{#m32r-x-elf,,m32r-*-elf}
3019 @item
3020 @uref{#m68k-x-x,,m68k-*-*}
3021 @item
3022 @uref{#m68k-uclinux,,m68k-uclinux}
3023 @item
3024 @uref{#mep-x-elf,,mep-*-elf}
3025 @item
3026 @uref{#microblaze-x-elf,,microblaze-*-elf}
3027 @item
3028 @uref{#mips-x-x,,mips-*-*}
3029 @item
3030 @uref{#mips-sgi-irix5,,mips-sgi-irix5}
3031 @item
3032 @uref{#mips-sgi-irix6,,mips-sgi-irix6}
3033 @item
3034 @uref{#powerpc-x-x,,powerpc*-*-*}
3035 @item
3036 @uref{#powerpc-x-darwin,,powerpc-*-darwin*}
3037 @item
3038 @uref{#powerpc-x-elf,,powerpc-*-elf}
3039 @item
3040 @uref{#powerpc-x-linux-gnu,,powerpc*-*-linux-gnu*}
3041 @item
3042 @uref{#powerpc-x-netbsd,,powerpc-*-netbsd*}
3043 @item
3044 @uref{#powerpc-x-eabisim,,powerpc-*-eabisim}
3045 @item
3046 @uref{#powerpc-x-eabi,,powerpc-*-eabi}
3047 @item
3048 @uref{#powerpcle-x-elf,,powerpcle-*-elf}
3049 @item
3050 @uref{#powerpcle-x-eabisim,,powerpcle-*-eabisim}
3051 @item
3052 @uref{#powerpcle-x-eabi,,powerpcle-*-eabi}
3053 @item
3054 @uref{#s390-x-linux,,s390-*-linux*}
3055 @item
3056 @uref{#s390x-x-linux,,s390x-*-linux*}
3057 @item
3058 @uref{#s390x-ibm-tpf,,s390x-ibm-tpf*}
3059 @item
3060 @uref{#x-x-solaris2,,*-*-solaris2*}
3061 @item
3062 @uref{#sparc-x-x,,sparc*-*-*}
3063 @item
3064 @uref{#sparc-sun-solaris2,,sparc-sun-solaris2*}
3065 @item
3066 @uref{#sparc-sun-solaris210,,sparc-sun-solaris2.10}
3067 @item
3068 @uref{#sparc-x-linux,,sparc-*-linux*}
3069 @item
3070 @uref{#sparc64-x-solaris2,,sparc64-*-solaris2*}
3071 @item
3072 @uref{#sparcv9-x-solaris2,,sparcv9-*-solaris2*}
3073 @item
3074 @uref{#x-x-vxworks,,*-*-vxworks*}
3075 @item
3076 @uref{#x86-64-x-x,,x86_64-*-*, amd64-*-*}
3077 @item
3078 @uref{#x86-64-x-solaris210,,x86_64-*-solaris2.1[0-9]*}
3079 @item
3080 @uref{#xtensa-x-elf,,xtensa*-*-elf}
3081 @item
3082 @uref{#xtensa-x-linux,,xtensa*-*-linux*}
3083 @item
3084 @uref{#windows,,Microsoft Windows}
3085 @item
3086 @uref{#x-x-cygwin,,*-*-cygwin}
3087 @item
3088 @uref{#x-x-interix,,*-*-interix}
3089 @item
3090 @uref{#x-x-mingw32,,*-*-mingw32}
3091 @item
3092 @uref{#os2,,OS/2}
3093 @item
3094 @uref{#older,,Older systems}
3095 @end itemize
3096
3097 @itemize
3098 @item
3099 @uref{#elf,,all ELF targets} (SVR4, Solaris 2, etc.)
3100 @end itemize
3101 @end ifhtml
3102
3103
3104 @html
3105 <!-- -------- host/target specific issues start here ---------------- -->
3106 <hr />
3107 @end html
3108 @heading @anchor{alpha-x-x}alpha*-*-*
3109
3110 This section contains general configuration information for all
3111 alpha-based platforms using ELF (in particular, ignore this section for
3112 DEC OSF/1, Digital UNIX and Tru64 UNIX)@. In addition to reading this
3113 section, please read all other sections that match your target.
3114
3115 We require binutils 2.11.2 or newer.
3116 Previous binutils releases had a number of problems with DWARF 2
3117 debugging information, not the least of which is incorrect linking of
3118 shared libraries.
3119
3120 @html
3121 <hr />
3122 @end html
3123 @heading @anchor{alpha-dec-osf51}alpha*-dec-osf5.1
3124 Systems using processors that implement the DEC Alpha architecture and
3125 are running the DEC/Compaq/HP Unix (DEC OSF/1, Digital UNIX, or Compaq/HP
3126 Tru64 UNIX) operating system, for example the DEC Alpha AXP systems.
3127
3128 Support for Tru64 UNIX V5.1 has been obsoleted in GCC 4.7, but can still
3129 be enabled by configuring with @option{--enable-obsolete}. Support will
3130 be removed in GCC 4.8. As of GCC 4.6, support for Tru64 UNIX V4.0 and
3131 V5.0 has been removed. As of GCC 3.2, versions before
3132 @code{alpha*-dec-osf4} are no longer supported. (These are the versions
3133 which identify themselves as DEC OSF/1.)
3134
3135 On Tru64 UNIX, virtual memory exhausted bootstrap failures
3136 may be fixed by reconfiguring Kernel Virtual Memory and Swap parameters
3137 per the @command{/usr/sbin/sys_check} Tuning Suggestions,
3138 or applying the patch in
3139 @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2002-08/msg00822.html}. Depending on
3140 the OS version used, you need a data segment size between 512 MB and
3141 1 GB, so simply use @command{ulimit -Sd unlimited}.
3142
3143 As of GNU binutils 2.21, neither GNU @command{as} nor GNU @command{ld}
3144 are supported on Tru64 UNIX, so you must not configure GCC with
3145 @option{--with-gnu-as} or @option{--with-gnu-ld}.
3146
3147 Cross-compilers for the Tru64 UNIX target currently do not work because
3148 the auxiliary programs @command{mips-tdump} and @command{mips-tfile} can't
3149 be compiled on anything but Tru64 UNIX.
3150
3151 GCC writes a @samp{.verstamp} directive to the assembler output file
3152 unless it is built as a cross-compiler. It gets the version to use from
3153 the system header file @file{/usr/include/stamp.h}. If you install a
3154 new version of Tru64 UNIX, you should rebuild GCC to pick up the new version
3155 stamp.
3156
3157 GCC now supports both the native (ECOFF) debugging format used by DBX
3158 and GDB and an encapsulated STABS format for use only with GDB@. See the
3159 discussion of the @option{--with-stabs} option of @file{configure} above
3160 for more information on these formats and how to select them.
3161 @c FIXME: does this work at all? If so, perhaps make default.
3162
3163 There is a bug in DEC's assembler that produces incorrect line numbers
3164 for ECOFF format when the @samp{.align} directive is used. To work
3165 around this problem, GCC will not emit such alignment directives
3166 while writing ECOFF format debugging information even if optimization is
3167 being performed. Unfortunately, this has the very undesirable
3168 side-effect that code addresses when @option{-O} is specified are
3169 different depending on whether or not @option{-g} is also specified.
3170
3171 To avoid this behavior, specify @option{-gstabs+} and use GDB instead of
3172 DBX@. DEC is now aware of this problem with the assembler and hopes to
3173 provide a fix shortly.
3174
3175 @c FIXME: still applicable?
3176
3177 @html
3178 <hr />
3179 @end html
3180 @heading @anchor{amd64-x-solaris210}amd64-*-solaris2.1[0-9]*
3181
3182 This is a synonym for @samp{x86_64-*-solaris2.1[0-9]*}.
3183
3184 @html
3185 <hr />
3186 @end html
3187 @heading @anchor{arm-x-elf}arm-*-elf
3188 ARM-family processors. Subtargets that use the ELF object format
3189 require GNU binutils 2.13 or newer. Such subtargets include:
3190 @code{arm-*-freebsd}, @code{arm-*-netbsdelf}, @code{arm-*-*linux}
3191 and @code{arm-*-rtems}.
3192
3193 @html
3194 <hr />
3195 @end html
3196 @heading @anchor{avr}avr
3197
3198 ATMEL AVR-family micro controllers. These are used in embedded
3199 applications. There are no standard Unix configurations.
3200 @ifnothtml
3201 @xref{AVR Options,, AVR Options, gcc, Using the GNU Compiler
3202 Collection (GCC)},
3203 @end ifnothtml
3204 @ifhtml
3205 See ``AVR Options'' in the main manual
3206 @end ifhtml
3207 for the list of supported MCU types.
3208
3209 Use @samp{configure --target=avr --enable-languages="c"} to configure GCC@.
3210
3211 Further installation notes and other useful information about AVR tools
3212 can also be obtained from:
3213
3214 @itemize @bullet
3215 @item
3216 @uref{http://www.nongnu.org/avr/,,http://www.nongnu.org/avr/}
3217 @item
3218 @uref{http://www.amelek.gda.pl/avr/,,http://www.amelek.gda.pl/avr/}
3219 @end itemize
3220
3221 We @emph{strongly} recommend using binutils 2.13 or newer.
3222
3223 The following error:
3224 @smallexample
3225 Error: register required
3226 @end smallexample
3227
3228 indicates that you should upgrade to a newer version of the binutils.
3229
3230 @html
3231 <hr />
3232 @end html
3233 @heading @anchor{bfin}Blackfin
3234
3235 The Blackfin processor, an Analog Devices DSP.
3236 @ifnothtml
3237 @xref{Blackfin Options,, Blackfin Options, gcc, Using the GNU Compiler
3238 Collection (GCC)},
3239 @end ifnothtml
3240 @ifhtml
3241 See ``Blackfin Options'' in the main manual
3242 @end ifhtml
3243
3244 More information, and a version of binutils with support for this processor,
3245 is available at @uref{http://blackfin.uclinux.org}
3246
3247 @html
3248 <hr />
3249 @end html
3250 @heading @anchor{cris}CRIS
3251
3252 CRIS is the CPU architecture in Axis Communications ETRAX system-on-a-chip
3253 series. These are used in embedded applications.
3254
3255 @ifnothtml
3256 @xref{CRIS Options,, CRIS Options, gcc, Using the GNU Compiler
3257 Collection (GCC)},
3258 @end ifnothtml
3259 @ifhtml
3260 See ``CRIS Options'' in the main manual
3261 @end ifhtml
3262 for a list of CRIS-specific options.
3263
3264 There are a few different CRIS targets:
3265 @table @code
3266 @item cris-axis-elf
3267 Mainly for monolithic embedded systems. Includes a multilib for the
3268 @samp{v10} core used in @samp{ETRAX 100 LX}.
3269 @item cris-axis-linux-gnu
3270 A GNU/Linux port for the CRIS architecture, currently targeting
3271 @samp{ETRAX 100 LX} by default.
3272 @end table
3273
3274 For @code{cris-axis-elf} you need binutils 2.11
3275 or newer. For @code{cris-axis-linux-gnu} you need binutils 2.12 or newer.
3276
3277 Pre-packaged tools can be obtained from
3278 @uref{ftp://ftp.axis.com/@/pub/@/axis/@/tools/@/cris/@/compiler-kit/}. More
3279 information about this platform is available at
3280 @uref{http://developer.axis.com/}.
3281
3282 @html
3283 <hr />
3284 @end html
3285 @heading @anchor{dos}DOS
3286
3287 Please have a look at the @uref{binaries.html,,binaries page}.
3288
3289 You cannot install GCC by itself on MSDOS; it will not compile under
3290 any MSDOS compiler except itself. You need to get the complete
3291 compilation package DJGPP, which includes binaries as well as sources,
3292 and includes all the necessary compilation tools and libraries.
3293
3294 @html
3295 <hr />
3296 @end html
3297 @heading @anchor{x-x-freebsd}*-*-freebsd*
3298
3299 Support for FreeBSD 1 was discontinued in GCC 3.2. Support for
3300 FreeBSD 2 (and any mutant a.out variants of FreeBSD 3) was
3301 discontinued in GCC 4.0.
3302
3303 In order to better utilize FreeBSD base system functionality and match
3304 the configuration of the system compiler, GCC 4.5 and above as well as
3305 GCC 4.4 past 2010-06-20 leverage SSP support in libc (which is present
3306 on FreeBSD 7 or later) and the use of @code{__cxa_atexit} by default
3307 (on FreeBSD 6 or later). The use of @code{dl_iterate_phdr} inside
3308 @file{libgcc_s.so.1} and boehm-gc (on FreeBSD 7 or later) is enabled
3309 by GCC 4.5 and above.
3310
3311 We support FreeBSD using the ELF file format with DWARF 2 debugging
3312 for all CPU architectures. You may use @option{-gstabs} instead of
3313 @option{-g}, if you really want the old debugging format. There are
3314 no known issues with mixing object files and libraries with different
3315 debugging formats. Otherwise, this release of GCC should now match
3316 more of the configuration used in the stock FreeBSD configuration of
3317 GCC@. In particular, @option{--enable-threads} is now configured by
3318 default. However, as a general user, do not attempt to replace the
3319 system compiler with this release. Known to bootstrap and check with
3320 good results on FreeBSD 7.2-STABLE@. In the past, known to bootstrap
3321 and check with good results on FreeBSD 3.0, 3.4, 4.0, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4,
3322 4.5, 4.8, 4.9 and 5-CURRENT@.
3323
3324 The version of binutils installed in @file{/usr/bin} probably works
3325 with this release of GCC@. Bootstrapping against the latest GNU
3326 binutils and/or the version found in @file{/usr/ports/devel/binutils} has
3327 been known to enable additional features and improve overall testsuite
3328 results. However, it is currently known that boehm-gc (which itself
3329 is required for java) may not configure properly on FreeBSD prior to
3330 the FreeBSD 7.0 release with GNU binutils after 2.16.1.
3331
3332 @html
3333 <hr />
3334 @end html
3335 @heading @anchor{h8300-hms}h8300-hms
3336 Renesas H8/300 series of processors.
3337
3338 Please have a look at the @uref{binaries.html,,binaries page}.
3339
3340 The calling convention and structure layout has changed in release 2.6.
3341 All code must be recompiled. The calling convention now passes the
3342 first three arguments in function calls in registers. Structures are no
3343 longer a multiple of 2 bytes.
3344
3345 @html
3346 <hr />
3347 @end html
3348 @heading @anchor{hppa-hp-hpux}hppa*-hp-hpux*
3349 Support for HP-UX version 9 and older was discontinued in GCC 3.4.
3350
3351 We require using gas/binutils on all hppa platforms. Version 2.19 or
3352 later is recommended.
3353
3354 It may be helpful to configure GCC with the
3355 @uref{./configure.html#with-gnu-as,,@option{--with-gnu-as}} and
3356 @option{--with-as=@dots{}} options to ensure that GCC can find GAS@.
3357
3358 The HP assembler should not be used with GCC. It is rarely tested and may
3359 not work. It shouldn't be used with any languages other than C due to its
3360 many limitations.
3361
3362 Specifically, @option{-g} does not work (HP-UX uses a peculiar debugging
3363 format which GCC does not know about). It also inserts timestamps
3364 into each object file it creates, causing the 3-stage comparison test to
3365 fail during a bootstrap. You should be able to continue by saying
3366 @samp{make all-host all-target} after getting the failure from @samp{make}.
3367
3368 Various GCC features are not supported. For example, it does not support weak
3369 symbols or alias definitions. As a result, explicit template instantiations
3370 are required when using C++. This makes it difficult if not impossible to
3371 build many C++ applications.
3372
3373 There are two default scheduling models for instructions. These are
3374 PROCESSOR_7100LC and PROCESSOR_8000. They are selected from the pa-risc
3375 architecture specified for the target machine when configuring.
3376 PROCESSOR_8000 is the default. PROCESSOR_7100LC is selected when
3377 the target is a @samp{hppa1*} machine.
3378
3379 The PROCESSOR_8000 model is not well suited to older processors. Thus,
3380 it is important to completely specify the machine architecture when
3381 configuring if you want a model other than PROCESSOR_8000. The macro
3382 TARGET_SCHED_DEFAULT can be defined in BOOT_CFLAGS if a different
3383 default scheduling model is desired.
3384
3385 As of GCC 4.0, GCC uses the UNIX 95 namespace for HP-UX 10.10
3386 through 11.00, and the UNIX 98 namespace for HP-UX 11.11 and later.
3387 This namespace change might cause problems when bootstrapping with
3388 an earlier version of GCC or the HP compiler as essentially the same
3389 namespace is required for an entire build. This problem can be avoided
3390 in a number of ways. With HP cc, @env{UNIX_STD} can be set to @samp{95}
3391 or @samp{98}. Another way is to add an appropriate set of predefines
3392 to @env{CC}. The description for the @option{munix=} option contains
3393 a list of the predefines used with each standard.
3394
3395 More specific information to @samp{hppa*-hp-hpux*} targets follows.
3396
3397 @html
3398 <hr />
3399 @end html
3400 @heading @anchor{hppa-hp-hpux10}hppa*-hp-hpux10
3401
3402 For hpux10.20, we @emph{highly} recommend you pick up the latest sed patch
3403 @code{PHCO_19798} from HP@.
3404
3405 The C++ ABI has changed incompatibly in GCC 4.0. COMDAT subspaces are
3406 used for one-only code and data. This resolves many of the previous
3407 problems in using C++ on this target. However, the ABI is not compatible
3408 with the one implemented under HP-UX 11 using secondary definitions.
3409
3410 @html
3411 <hr />
3412 @end html
3413 @heading @anchor{hppa-hp-hpux11}hppa*-hp-hpux11
3414
3415 GCC 3.0 and up support HP-UX 11. GCC 2.95.x is not supported and cannot
3416 be used to compile GCC 3.0 and up.
3417
3418 The libffi and libjava libraries haven't been ported to 64-bit HP-UX@
3419 and don't build.
3420
3421 Refer to @uref{binaries.html,,binaries} for information about obtaining
3422 precompiled GCC binaries for HP-UX@. Precompiled binaries must be obtained
3423 to build the Ada language as it can't be bootstrapped using C@. Ada is
3424 only available for the 32-bit PA-RISC runtime.
3425
3426 Starting with GCC 3.4 an ISO C compiler is required to bootstrap. The
3427 bundled compiler supports only traditional C; you will need either HP's
3428 unbundled compiler, or a binary distribution of GCC@.
3429
3430 It is possible to build GCC 3.3 starting with the bundled HP compiler,
3431 but the process requires several steps. GCC 3.3 can then be used to
3432 build later versions. The fastjar program contains ISO C code and
3433 can't be built with the HP bundled compiler. This problem can be
3434 avoided by not building the Java language. For example, use the
3435 @option{--enable-languages="c,c++,f77,objc"} option in your configure
3436 command.
3437
3438 There are several possible approaches to building the distribution.
3439 Binutils can be built first using the HP tools. Then, the GCC
3440 distribution can be built. The second approach is to build GCC
3441 first using the HP tools, then build binutils, then rebuild GCC@.
3442 There have been problems with various binary distributions, so it
3443 is best not to start from a binary distribution.
3444
3445 On 64-bit capable systems, there are two distinct targets. Different
3446 installation prefixes must be used if both are to be installed on
3447 the same system. The @samp{hppa[1-2]*-hp-hpux11*} target generates code
3448 for the 32-bit PA-RISC runtime architecture and uses the HP linker.
3449 The @samp{hppa64-hp-hpux11*} target generates 64-bit code for the
3450 PA-RISC 2.0 architecture.
3451
3452 The script config.guess now selects the target type based on the compiler
3453 detected during configuration. You must define @env{PATH} or @env{CC} so
3454 that configure finds an appropriate compiler for the initial bootstrap.
3455 When @env{CC} is used, the definition should contain the options that are
3456 needed whenever @env{CC} is used.
3457
3458 Specifically, options that determine the runtime architecture must be
3459 in @env{CC} to correctly select the target for the build. It is also
3460 convenient to place many other compiler options in @env{CC}. For example,
3461 @env{CC="cc -Ac +DA2.0W -Wp,-H16376 -D_CLASSIC_TYPES -D_HPUX_SOURCE"}
3462 can be used to bootstrap the GCC 3.3 branch with the HP compiler in
3463 64-bit K&R/bundled mode. The @option{+DA2.0W} option will result in
3464 the automatic selection of the @samp{hppa64-hp-hpux11*} target. The
3465 macro definition table of cpp needs to be increased for a successful
3466 build with the HP compiler. _CLASSIC_TYPES and _HPUX_SOURCE need to
3467 be defined when building with the bundled compiler, or when using the
3468 @option{-Ac} option. These defines aren't necessary with @option{-Ae}.
3469
3470 It is best to explicitly configure the @samp{hppa64-hp-hpux11*} target
3471 with the @option{--with-ld=@dots{}} option. This overrides the standard
3472 search for ld. The two linkers supported on this target require different
3473 commands. The default linker is determined during configuration. As a
3474 result, it's not possible to switch linkers in the middle of a GCC build.
3475 This has been reported to sometimes occur in unified builds of binutils
3476 and GCC@.
3477
3478 A recent linker patch must be installed for the correct operation of
3479 GCC 3.3 and later. @code{PHSS_26559} and @code{PHSS_24304} are the
3480 oldest linker patches that are known to work. They are for HP-UX
3481 11.00 and 11.11, respectively. @code{PHSS_24303}, the companion to
3482 @code{PHSS_24304}, might be usable but it hasn't been tested. These
3483 patches have been superseded. Consult the HP patch database to obtain
3484 the currently recommended linker patch for your system.
3485
3486 The patches are necessary for the support of weak symbols on the
3487 32-bit port, and for the running of initializers and finalizers. Weak
3488 symbols are implemented using SOM secondary definition symbols. Prior
3489 to HP-UX 11, there are bugs in the linker support for secondary symbols.
3490 The patches correct a problem of linker core dumps creating shared
3491 libraries containing secondary symbols, as well as various other
3492 linking issues involving secondary symbols.
3493
3494 GCC 3.3 uses the ELF DT_INIT_ARRAY and DT_FINI_ARRAY capabilities to
3495 run initializers and finalizers on the 64-bit port. The 32-bit port
3496 uses the linker @option{+init} and @option{+fini} options for the same
3497 purpose. The patches correct various problems with the +init/+fini
3498 options, including program core dumps. Binutils 2.14 corrects a
3499 problem on the 64-bit port resulting from HP's non-standard use of
3500 the .init and .fini sections for array initializers and finalizers.
3501
3502 Although the HP and GNU linkers are both supported for the
3503 @samp{hppa64-hp-hpux11*} target, it is strongly recommended that the
3504 HP linker be used for link editing on this target.
3505
3506 At this time, the GNU linker does not support the creation of long
3507 branch stubs. As a result, it can't successfully link binaries
3508 containing branch offsets larger than 8 megabytes. In addition,
3509 there are problems linking shared libraries, linking executables
3510 with @option{-static}, and with dwarf2 unwind and exception support.
3511 It also doesn't provide stubs for internal calls to global functions
3512 in shared libraries, so these calls can't be overloaded.
3513
3514 The HP dynamic loader does not support GNU symbol versioning, so symbol
3515 versioning is not supported. It may be necessary to disable symbol
3516 versioning with @option{--disable-symvers} when using GNU ld.
3517
3518 POSIX threads are the default. The optional DCE thread library is not
3519 supported, so @option{--enable-threads=dce} does not work.
3520
3521 @html
3522 <hr />
3523 @end html
3524 @heading @anchor{x-x-linux-gnu}*-*-linux-gnu
3525
3526 Versions of libstdc++-v3 starting with 3.2.1 require bug fixes present
3527 in glibc 2.2.5 and later. More information is available in the
3528 libstdc++-v3 documentation.
3529
3530 @html
3531 <hr />
3532 @end html
3533 @heading @anchor{ix86-x-linux}i?86-*-linux*
3534
3535 As of GCC 3.3, binutils 2.13.1 or later is required for this platform.
3536 See @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/PR10877,,bug 10877} for more information.
3537
3538 If you receive Signal 11 errors when building on GNU/Linux, then it is
3539 possible you have a hardware problem. Further information on this can be
3540 found on @uref{http://www.bitwizard.nl/sig11/,,www.bitwizard.nl}.
3541
3542 @html
3543 <hr />
3544 @end html
3545 @heading @anchor{ix86-x-solaris289}i?86-*-solaris2.[89]
3546 The Sun assembler in Solaris 8 and 9 has several bugs and limitations.
3547 While GCC works around them, several features are missing, so it is
3548 @c FIXME: which ones?
3549 recommended to use the GNU assembler instead. There is no bundled
3550 version, but the current version, from GNU binutils 2.21, is known to
3551 work.
3552
3553 Solaris@tie{}2/x86 doesn't support the execution of SSE/SSE2 instructions
3554 before Solaris@tie{}9 4/04, even if the CPU supports them. Programs will
3555 receive @code{SIGILL} if they try. The fix is available both in
3556 Solaris@tie{}9 Update@tie{}6 and kernel patch 112234-12 or newer. There is no
3557 corresponding patch for Solaris 8. To avoid this problem,
3558 @option{-march} defaults to @samp{pentiumpro} on Solaris 8 and 9. If
3559 you have the patch installed, you can configure GCC with an appropriate
3560 @option{--with-arch} option, but need GNU @command{as} for SSE2 support.
3561
3562 @html
3563 <hr />
3564 @end html
3565 @heading @anchor{ix86-x-solaris210}i?86-*-solaris2.10
3566 Use this for Solaris 10 or later on x86 and x86-64 systems. This
3567 configuration is supported by GCC 4.0 and later versions only. Starting
3568 with GCC 4.7, there is also a 64-bit @samp{amd64-*-solaris2.1[0-9]*} or
3569 @samp{x86_64-*-solaris2.1[0-9]*} configuration that corresponds to
3570 @samp{sparcv9-sun-solaris2*}.
3571
3572 It is recommended that you configure GCC to use the GNU assembler, in
3573 @file{/usr/sfw/bin/gas}. The versions included in Solaris 10, from GNU
3574 binutils 2.15, and Solaris 11, from GNU binutils 2.19, work fine,
3575 although the current version, from GNU binutils
3576 2.21, is known to work, too. Recent versions of the Sun assembler in
3577 @file{/usr/ccs/bin/as} work almost as well, though.
3578 @c FIXME: as patch requirements?
3579
3580 For linking, the Sun linker, is preferred. If you want to use the GNU
3581 linker instead, which is available in @file{/usr/sfw/bin/gld}, note that
3582 due to a packaging bug the version in Solaris 10, from GNU binutils
3583 2.15, cannot be used, while the version in Solaris 11, from GNU binutils
3584 2.19, works, as does the latest version, from GNU binutils 2.21.
3585
3586 To use GNU @command{as}, configure with the options
3587 @option{--with-gnu-as --with-as=@//usr/@/sfw/@/bin/@/gas}. It may be necessary
3588 to configure with @option{--without-gnu-ld --with-ld=@//usr/@/ccs/@/bin/@/ld} to
3589 guarantee use of Sun @command{ld}.
3590 @c FIXME: why --without-gnu-ld --with-ld?
3591
3592 @html
3593 <hr />
3594 @end html
3595 @heading @anchor{ia64-x-linux}ia64-*-linux
3596 IA-64 processor (also known as IPF, or Itanium Processor Family)
3597 running GNU/Linux.
3598
3599 If you are using the installed system libunwind library with
3600 @option{--with-system-libunwind}, then you must use libunwind 0.98 or
3601 later.
3602
3603 None of the following versions of GCC has an ABI that is compatible
3604 with any of the other versions in this list, with the exception that
3605 Red Hat 2.96 and Trillian 000171 are compatible with each other:
3606 3.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.1, 3.0, Red Hat 2.96, and Trillian 000717.
3607 This primarily affects C++ programs and programs that create shared libraries.
3608 GCC 3.1 or later is recommended for compiling linux, the kernel.
3609 As of version 3.1 GCC is believed to be fully ABI compliant, and hence no
3610 more major ABI changes are expected.
3611
3612 @html
3613 <hr />
3614 @end html
3615 @heading @anchor{ia64-x-hpux}ia64-*-hpux*
3616 Building GCC on this target requires the GNU Assembler. The bundled HP
3617 assembler will not work. To prevent GCC from using the wrong assembler,
3618 the option @option{--with-gnu-as} may be necessary.
3619
3620 The GCC libunwind library has not been ported to HPUX@. This means that for
3621 GCC versions 3.2.3 and earlier, @option{--enable-libunwind-exceptions}
3622 is required to build GCC@. For GCC 3.3 and later, this is the default.
3623 For gcc 3.4.3 and later, @option{--enable-libunwind-exceptions} is
3624 removed and the system libunwind library will always be used.
3625
3626 @html
3627 <hr />
3628 <!-- rs6000-ibm-aix*, powerpc-ibm-aix* -->
3629 @end html
3630 @heading @anchor{x-ibm-aix}*-ibm-aix*
3631 Support for AIX version 3 and older was discontinued in GCC 3.4.
3632 Support for AIX version 4.2 and older was discontinued in GCC 4.5.
3633
3634 ``out of memory'' bootstrap failures may indicate a problem with
3635 process resource limits (ulimit). Hard limits are configured in the
3636 @file{/etc/security/limits} system configuration file.
3637
3638 GCC can bootstrap with recent versions of IBM XLC, but bootstrapping
3639 with an earlier release of GCC is recommended. Bootstrapping with XLC
3640 requires a larger data segment, which can be enabled through the
3641 @var{LDR_CNTRL} environment variable, e.g.,
3642
3643 @smallexample
3644 % LDR_CNTRL=MAXDATA=0x50000000
3645 % export LDR_CNTRL
3646 @end smallexample
3647
3648 One can start with a pre-compiled version of GCC to build from
3649 sources. One may delete GCC's ``fixed'' header files when starting
3650 with a version of GCC built for an earlier release of AIX.
3651
3652 To speed up the configuration phases of bootstrapping and installing GCC,
3653 one may use GNU Bash instead of AIX @command{/bin/sh}, e.g.,
3654
3655 @smallexample
3656 % CONFIG_SHELL=/opt/freeware/bin/bash
3657 % export CONFIG_SHELL
3658 @end smallexample
3659
3660 and then proceed as described in @uref{build.html,,the build
3661 instructions}, where we strongly recommend specifying an absolute path
3662 to invoke @var{srcdir}/configure.
3663
3664 Because GCC on AIX is built as a 32-bit executable by default,
3665 (although it can generate 64-bit programs) the GMP and MPFR libraries
3666 required by gfortran must be 32-bit libraries. Building GMP and MPFR
3667 as static archive libraries works better than shared libraries.
3668
3669 Errors involving @code{alloca} when building GCC generally are due
3670 to an incorrect definition of @code{CC} in the Makefile or mixing files
3671 compiled with the native C compiler and GCC@. During the stage1 phase of
3672 the build, the native AIX compiler @strong{must} be invoked as @command{cc}
3673 (not @command{xlc}). Once @command{configure} has been informed of
3674 @command{xlc}, one needs to use @samp{make distclean} to remove the
3675 configure cache files and ensure that @env{CC} environment variable
3676 does not provide a definition that will confuse @command{configure}.
3677 If this error occurs during stage2 or later, then the problem most likely
3678 is the version of Make (see above).
3679
3680 The native @command{as} and @command{ld} are recommended for bootstrapping
3681 on AIX@. The GNU Assembler, GNU Linker, and GNU Binutils version 2.20
3682 is required to bootstrap on AIX 5@. The native AIX tools do
3683 interoperate with GCC@.
3684
3685 Building @file{libstdc++.a} requires a fix for an AIX Assembler bug
3686 APAR IY26685 (AIX 4.3) or APAR IY25528 (AIX 5.1). It also requires a
3687 fix for another AIX Assembler bug and a co-dependent AIX Archiver fix
3688 referenced as APAR IY53606 (AIX 5.2) or as APAR IY54774 (AIX 5.1)
3689
3690 @samp{libstdc++} in GCC 3.4 increments the major version number of the
3691 shared object and GCC installation places the @file{libstdc++.a}
3692 shared library in a common location which will overwrite the and GCC
3693 3.3 version of the shared library. Applications either need to be
3694 re-linked against the new shared library or the GCC 3.1 and GCC 3.3
3695 versions of the @samp{libstdc++} shared object needs to be available
3696 to the AIX runtime loader. The GCC 3.1 @samp{libstdc++.so.4}, if
3697 present, and GCC 3.3 @samp{libstdc++.so.5} shared objects can be
3698 installed for runtime dynamic loading using the following steps to set
3699 the @samp{F_LOADONLY} flag in the shared object for @emph{each}
3700 multilib @file{libstdc++.a} installed:
3701
3702 Extract the shared objects from the currently installed
3703 @file{libstdc++.a} archive:
3704 @smallexample
3705 % ar -x libstdc++.a libstdc++.so.4 libstdc++.so.5
3706 @end smallexample
3707
3708 Enable the @samp{F_LOADONLY} flag so that the shared object will be
3709 available for runtime dynamic loading, but not linking:
3710 @smallexample
3711 % strip -e libstdc++.so.4 libstdc++.so.5
3712 @end smallexample
3713
3714 Archive the runtime-only shared object in the GCC 3.4
3715 @file{libstdc++.a} archive:
3716 @smallexample
3717 % ar -q libstdc++.a libstdc++.so.4 libstdc++.so.5
3718 @end smallexample
3719
3720 Linking executables and shared libraries may produce warnings of
3721 duplicate symbols. The assembly files generated by GCC for AIX always
3722 have included multiple symbol definitions for certain global variable
3723 and function declarations in the original program. The warnings should
3724 not prevent the linker from producing a correct library or runnable
3725 executable.
3726
3727 AIX 4.3 utilizes a ``large format'' archive to support both 32-bit and
3728 64-bit object modules. The routines provided in AIX 4.3.0 and AIX 4.3.1
3729 to parse archive libraries did not handle the new format correctly.
3730 These routines are used by GCC and result in error messages during
3731 linking such as ``not a COFF file''. The version of the routines shipped
3732 with AIX 4.3.1 should work for a 32-bit environment. The @option{-g}
3733 option of the archive command may be used to create archives of 32-bit
3734 objects using the original ``small format''. A correct version of the
3735 routines is shipped with AIX 4.3.2 and above.
3736
3737 Some versions of the AIX binder (linker) can fail with a relocation
3738 overflow severe error when the @option{-bbigtoc} option is used to link
3739 GCC-produced object files into an executable that overflows the TOC@. A fix
3740 for APAR IX75823 (OVERFLOW DURING LINK WHEN USING GCC AND -BBIGTOC) is
3741 available from IBM Customer Support and from its
3742 @uref{http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/,,techsupport.services.ibm.com}
3743 website as PTF U455193.
3744
3745 The AIX 4.3.2.1 linker (bos.rte.bind_cmds Level 4.3.2.1) will dump core
3746 with a segmentation fault when invoked by any version of GCC@. A fix for
3747 APAR IX87327 is available from IBM Customer Support and from its
3748 @uref{http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/,,techsupport.services.ibm.com}
3749 website as PTF U461879. This fix is incorporated in AIX 4.3.3 and above.
3750
3751 The initial assembler shipped with AIX 4.3.0 generates incorrect object
3752 files. A fix for APAR IX74254 (64BIT DISASSEMBLED OUTPUT FROM COMPILER FAILS
3753 TO ASSEMBLE/BIND) is available from IBM Customer Support and from its
3754 @uref{http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/,,techsupport.services.ibm.com}
3755 website as PTF U453956. This fix is incorporated in AIX 4.3.1 and above.
3756
3757 AIX provides National Language Support (NLS)@. Compilers and assemblers
3758 use NLS to support locale-specific representations of various data
3759 formats including floating-point numbers (e.g., @samp{.} vs @samp{,} for
3760 separating decimal fractions). There have been problems reported where
3761 GCC does not produce the same floating-point formats that the assembler
3762 expects. If one encounters this problem, set the @env{LANG}
3763 environment variable to @samp{C} or @samp{En_US}.
3764
3765 A default can be specified with the @option{-mcpu=@var{cpu_type}}
3766 switch and using the configure option @option{--with-cpu-@var{cpu_type}}.
3767
3768 @html
3769 <hr />
3770 @end html
3771 @heading @anchor{iq2000-x-elf}iq2000-*-elf
3772 Vitesse IQ2000 processors. These are used in embedded
3773 applications. There are no standard Unix configurations.
3774
3775 @html
3776 <hr />
3777 @end html
3778 @heading @anchor{lm32-x-elf}lm32-*-elf
3779 Lattice Mico32 processor.
3780 This configuration is intended for embedded systems.
3781
3782 @html
3783 <hr />
3784 @end html
3785 @heading @anchor{lm32-x-uclinux}lm32-*-uclinux
3786 Lattice Mico32 processor.
3787 This configuration is intended for embedded systems running uClinux.
3788
3789 @html
3790 <hr />
3791 @end html
3792 @heading @anchor{m32c-x-elf}m32c-*-elf
3793 Renesas M32C processor.
3794 This configuration is intended for embedded systems.
3795
3796 @html
3797 <hr />
3798 @end html
3799 @heading @anchor{m32r-x-elf}m32r-*-elf
3800 Renesas M32R processor.
3801 This configuration is intended for embedded systems.
3802
3803 @html
3804 <hr />
3805 @end html
3806 @heading @anchor{m68k-x-x}m68k-*-*
3807 By default,
3808 @samp{m68k-*-elf*}, @samp{m68k-*-rtems}, @samp{m68k-*-uclinux} and
3809 @samp{m68k-*-linux}
3810 build libraries for both M680x0 and ColdFire processors. If you only
3811 need the M680x0 libraries, you can omit the ColdFire ones by passing
3812 @option{--with-arch=m68k} to @command{configure}. Alternatively, you
3813 can omit the M680x0 libraries by passing @option{--with-arch=cf} to
3814 @command{configure}. These targets default to 5206 or 5475 code as
3815 appropriate for the target system when
3816 configured with @option{--with-arch=cf} and 68020 code otherwise.
3817
3818 The @samp{m68k-*-netbsd} and
3819 @samp{m68k-*-openbsd} targets also support the @option{--with-arch}
3820 option. They will generate ColdFire CFV4e code when configured with
3821 @option{--with-arch=cf} and 68020 code otherwise.
3822
3823 You can override the default processors listed above by configuring
3824 with @option{--with-cpu=@var{target}}. This @var{target} can either
3825 be a @option{-mcpu} argument or one of the following values:
3826 @samp{m68000}, @samp{m68010}, @samp{m68020}, @samp{m68030},
3827 @samp{m68040}, @samp{m68060}, @samp{m68020-40} and @samp{m68020-60}.
3828
3829 GCC requires at least binutils version 2.17 on these targets.
3830
3831 @html
3832 <hr />
3833 @end html
3834 @heading @anchor{m68k-x-uclinux}m68k-*-uclinux
3835 GCC 4.3 changed the uClinux configuration so that it uses the
3836 @samp{m68k-linux-gnu} ABI rather than the @samp{m68k-elf} ABI.
3837 It also added improved support for C++ and flat shared libraries,
3838 both of which were ABI changes.
3839
3840
3841 @html
3842 <hr />
3843 @end html
3844 @heading @anchor{mep-x-elf}mep-*-elf
3845 Toshiba Media embedded Processor.
3846 This configuration is intended for embedded systems.
3847
3848 @html
3849 <hr />
3850 @end html
3851 @heading @anchor{microblaze-x-elf}microblaze-*-elf
3852 Xilinx MicroBlaze processor.
3853 This configuration is intended for embedded systems.
3854
3855 @html
3856 <hr />
3857 @end html
3858 @heading @anchor{mips-x-x}mips-*-*
3859 If on a MIPS system you get an error message saying ``does not have gp
3860 sections for all it's [sic] sectons [sic]'', don't worry about it. This
3861 happens whenever you use GAS with the MIPS linker, but there is not
3862 really anything wrong, and it is okay to use the output file. You can
3863 stop such warnings by installing the GNU linker.
3864
3865 It would be nice to extend GAS to produce the gp tables, but they are
3866 optional, and there should not be a warning about their absence.
3867
3868 The libstdc++ atomic locking routines for MIPS targets requires MIPS II
3869 and later. A patch went in just after the GCC 3.3 release to
3870 make @samp{mips*-*-*} use the generic implementation instead. You can also
3871 configure for @samp{mipsel-elf} as a workaround. The
3872 @samp{mips*-*-linux*} target continues to use the MIPS II routines. More
3873 work on this is expected in future releases.
3874
3875 @c If you make --with-llsc the default for another target, please also
3876 @c update the description of the --with-llsc option.
3877
3878 The built-in @code{__sync_*} functions are available on MIPS II and
3879 later systems and others that support the @samp{ll}, @samp{sc} and
3880 @samp{sync} instructions. This can be overridden by passing
3881 @option{--with-llsc} or @option{--without-llsc} when configuring GCC.
3882 Since the Linux kernel emulates these instructions if they are
3883 missing, the default for @samp{mips*-*-linux*} targets is
3884 @option{--with-llsc}. The @option{--with-llsc} and
3885 @option{--without-llsc} configure options may be overridden at compile
3886 time by passing the @option{-mllsc} or @option{-mno-llsc} options to
3887 the compiler.
3888
3889 MIPS systems check for division by zero (unless
3890 @option{-mno-check-zero-division} is passed to the compiler) by
3891 generating either a conditional trap or a break instruction. Using
3892 trap results in smaller code, but is only supported on MIPS II and
3893 later. Also, some versions of the Linux kernel have a bug that
3894 prevents trap from generating the proper signal (@code{SIGFPE}). To enable
3895 the use of break, use the @option{--with-divide=breaks}
3896 @command{configure} option when configuring GCC@. The default is to
3897 use traps on systems that support them.
3898
3899 The assembler from GNU binutils 2.17 and earlier has a bug in the way
3900 it sorts relocations for REL targets (o32, o64, EABI). This can cause
3901 bad code to be generated for simple C++ programs. Also the linker
3902 from GNU binutils versions prior to 2.17 has a bug which causes the
3903 runtime linker stubs in very large programs, like @file{libgcj.so}, to
3904 be incorrectly generated. GNU Binutils 2.18 and later (and snapshots
3905 made after Nov. 9, 2006) should be free from both of these problems.
3906
3907 @html
3908 <hr />
3909 @end html
3910 @heading @anchor{mips-sgi-irix5}mips-sgi-irix5
3911
3912 Support for IRIX 5 has been removed in GCC 4.6.
3913
3914 @html
3915 <hr />
3916 @end html
3917 @heading @anchor{mips-sgi-irix6}mips-sgi-irix6
3918
3919 Support for IRIX 6.5 has been obsoleted in GCC 4.7, but can still be
3920 enabled by configuring with @option{--enable-obsolete}. Support will be
3921 removed in GCC 4.8. Support for IRIX 6 releases before 6.5 has been
3922 removed in GCC 4.6, as well as support for the O32 ABI. It is
3923 @emph{strongly} recommended to upgrade to at least IRIX 6.5.18. This
3924 release introduced full ISO C99 support, though for the N32 and N64 ABIs
3925 only.
3926
3927 To build and use GCC on IRIX 6.5, you need the IRIX Development Foundation
3928 (IDF) and IRIX Development Libraries (IDL). They are included with the
3929 IRIX 6.5 media.
3930
3931 If you are using SGI's MIPSpro @command{cc} as your bootstrap compiler, you must
3932 ensure that the N32 ABI is in use. To test this, compile a simple C
3933 file with @command{cc} and then run @command{file} on the
3934 resulting object file. The output should look like:
3935
3936 @smallexample
3937 test.o: ELF N32 MSB @dots{}
3938 @end smallexample
3939
3940 @noindent
3941 If you see:
3942
3943 @smallexample
3944 test.o: ELF 32-bit MSB @dots{}
3945 @end smallexample
3946
3947 @noindent
3948 or
3949
3950 @smallexample
3951 test.o: ELF 64-bit MSB @dots{}
3952 @end smallexample
3953
3954 @noindent
3955 then your version of @command{cc} uses the O32 or N64 ABI by default. You
3956 should set the environment variable @env{CC} to @samp{cc -n32}
3957 before configuring GCC@.
3958
3959 If you want the resulting @command{gcc} to run on old 32-bit systems
3960 with the MIPS R4400 CPU, you need to ensure that only code for the @samp{mips3}
3961 instruction set architecture (ISA) is generated. While GCC 3.x does
3962 this correctly, both GCC 2.95 and SGI's MIPSpro @command{cc} may change
3963 the ISA depending on the machine where GCC is built. Using one of them
3964 as the bootstrap compiler may result in @samp{mips4} code, which won't run at
3965 all on @samp{mips3}-only systems. For the test program above, you should see:
3966
3967 @smallexample
3968 test.o: ELF N32 MSB mips-3 @dots{}
3969 @end smallexample
3970
3971 @noindent
3972 If you get:
3973
3974 @smallexample
3975 test.o: ELF N32 MSB mips-4 @dots{}
3976 @end smallexample
3977
3978 @noindent
3979 instead, you should set the environment variable @env{CC} to @samp{cc
3980 -n32 -mips3} or @samp{gcc -mips3} respectively before configuring GCC@.
3981
3982 MIPSpro C 7.4 may cause bootstrap failures, due to a bug when inlining
3983 @code{memcmp}. Either add @code{-U__INLINE_INTRINSICS} to the @env{CC}
3984 environment variable as a workaround or upgrade to MIPSpro C 7.4.1m.
3985
3986 GCC on IRIX 6.5 is usually built to support the N32 and N64 ABIs. If
3987 you build GCC on a system that doesn't have the N64 libraries installed
3988 or cannot run 64-bit binaries,
3989 you need to configure with @option{--disable-multilib} so GCC doesn't
3990 try to use them.
3991 Look for @file{/usr/lib64/libc.so.1} to see if you
3992 have the 64-bit libraries installed.
3993
3994 GCC must be configured with GNU @command{as}. The latest version, from GNU
3995 binutils 2.21, is known to work. On the other hand, bootstrap fails
3996 with GNU @command{ld} at least since GNU binutils 2.17.
3997
3998 The @option{--enable-libgcj}
3999 option is disabled by default: IRIX 6 uses a very low default limit
4000 (20480) for the command line length. Although @command{libtool} contains a
4001 workaround for this problem, at least the N64 @samp{libgcj} is known not
4002 to build despite this, running into an internal error of the native
4003 @command{ld}. A sure fix is to increase this limit (@samp{ncargs}) to
4004 its maximum of 262144 bytes. If you have root access, you can use the
4005 @command{systune} command to do this.
4006 @c FIXME: does this work with current libtool?
4007
4008 @code{wchar_t} support in @samp{libstdc++} is not available for old
4009 IRIX 6.5.x releases, @math{x < 19}. The problem cannot be autodetected
4010 and in order to build GCC for such targets you need to configure with
4011 @option{--disable-wchar_t}.
4012
4013 @html
4014 <hr />
4015 @end html
4016 @heading @anchor{moxie-x-elf}moxie-*-elf
4017 The moxie processor. See @uref{http://moxielogic.org/} for more
4018 information about this processor.
4019
4020 @html
4021 <hr />
4022 @end html
4023 @heading @anchor{powerpc-x-x}powerpc-*-*
4024
4025 You can specify a default version for the @option{-mcpu=@var{cpu_type}}
4026 switch by using the configure option @option{--with-cpu-@var{cpu_type}}.
4027
4028 You will need
4029 @uref{ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binutils,,binutils 2.15}
4030 or newer for a working GCC@.
4031
4032 @html
4033 <hr />
4034 @end html
4035 @heading @anchor{powerpc-x-darwin}powerpc-*-darwin*
4036 PowerPC running Darwin (Mac OS X kernel).
4037
4038 Pre-installed versions of Mac OS X may not include any developer tools,
4039 meaning that you will not be able to build GCC from source. Tool
4040 binaries are available at
4041 @uref{http://opensource.apple.com/}.
4042
4043 This version of GCC requires at least cctools-590.36. The
4044 cctools-590.36 package referenced from
4045 @uref{http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2006-03/msg00507.html} will not work
4046 on systems older than 10.3.9 (aka darwin7.9.0).
4047
4048 @html
4049 <hr />
4050 @end html
4051 @heading @anchor{powerpc-x-elf}powerpc-*-elf
4052 PowerPC system in big endian mode, running System V.4.
4053
4054 @html
4055 <hr />
4056 @end html
4057 @heading @anchor{powerpc-x-linux-gnu}powerpc*-*-linux-gnu*
4058
4059 PowerPC system in big endian mode running Linux.
4060
4061 @html
4062 <hr />
4063 @end html
4064 @heading @anchor{powerpc-x-netbsd}powerpc-*-netbsd*
4065 PowerPC system in big endian mode running NetBSD@.
4066
4067 @html
4068 <hr />
4069 @end html
4070 @heading @anchor{powerpc-x-eabisim}powerpc-*-eabisim
4071 Embedded PowerPC system in big endian mode for use in running under the
4072 PSIM simulator.
4073
4074 @html
4075 <hr />
4076 @end html
4077 @heading @anchor{powerpc-x-eabi}powerpc-*-eabi
4078 Embedded PowerPC system in big endian mode.
4079
4080 @html
4081 <hr />
4082 @end html
4083 @heading @anchor{powerpcle-x-elf}powerpcle-*-elf
4084 PowerPC system in little endian mode, running System V.4.
4085
4086 @html
4087 <hr />
4088 @end html
4089 @heading @anchor{powerpcle-x-eabisim}powerpcle-*-eabisim
4090 Embedded PowerPC system in little endian mode for use in running under
4091 the PSIM simulator.
4092
4093 @html
4094 <hr />
4095 @end html
4096 @heading @anchor{powerpcle-x-eabi}powerpcle-*-eabi
4097 Embedded PowerPC system in little endian mode.
4098
4099 @html
4100 <hr />
4101 @end html
4102 @heading @anchor{rx-x-elf}rx-*-elf
4103 The Renesas RX processor. See
4104 @uref{http://eu.renesas.com/fmwk.jsp?cnt=rx600_series_landing.jsp&fp=/products/mpumcu/rx_family/rx600_series}
4105 for more information about this processor.
4106
4107 @html
4108 <hr />
4109 @end html
4110 @heading @anchor{s390-x-linux}s390-*-linux*
4111 S/390 system running GNU/Linux for S/390@.
4112
4113 @html
4114 <hr />
4115 @end html
4116 @heading @anchor{s390x-x-linux}s390x-*-linux*
4117 zSeries system (64-bit) running GNU/Linux for zSeries@.
4118
4119 @html
4120 <hr />
4121 @end html
4122 @heading @anchor{s390x-ibm-tpf}s390x-ibm-tpf*
4123 zSeries system (64-bit) running TPF@. This platform is
4124 supported as cross-compilation target only.
4125
4126 @html
4127 <hr />
4128 @end html
4129 @c Please use Solaris 2 to refer to all release of Solaris, starting
4130 @c with 2.0 until 2.6, 7, 8, etc. Solaris 1 was a marketing name for
4131 @c SunOS 4 releases which we don't use to avoid confusion. Solaris
4132 @c alone is too unspecific and must be avoided.
4133 @heading @anchor{x-x-solaris2}*-*-solaris2*
4134
4135 Support for Solaris 8 has been obsoleted in GCC 4.7, but can still be
4136 enabled by configuring with @option{--enable-obsolete}. Support will be
4137 removed in GCC 4.8. Support for Solaris 7 has been removed in GCC 4.6.
4138
4139 Sun does not ship a C compiler with Solaris 2, though you can download
4140 the Sun Studio compilers for free. Alternatively,
4141 you can install a pre-built GCC to bootstrap and install GCC. See the
4142 @uref{binaries.html,,binaries page} for details.
4143
4144 The Solaris 2 @command{/bin/sh} will often fail to configure
4145 @samp{libstdc++-v3}, @samp{boehm-gc} or @samp{libjava}. We therefore
4146 recommend using the following initial sequence of commands
4147
4148 @smallexample
4149 % CONFIG_SHELL=/bin/ksh
4150 % export CONFIG_SHELL
4151 @end smallexample
4152
4153 @noindent
4154 and proceed as described in @uref{configure.html,,the configure instructions}.
4155 In addition we strongly recommend specifying an absolute path to invoke
4156 @command{@var{srcdir}/configure}.
4157
4158 Solaris 2 comes with a number of optional OS packages. Some of these
4159 are needed to use GCC fully, namely @code{SUNWarc},
4160 @code{SUNWbtool}, @code{SUNWesu}, @code{SUNWhea}, @code{SUNWlibm},
4161 @code{SUNWsprot}, and @code{SUNWtoo}. If you did not install all
4162 optional packages when installing Solaris 2, you will need to verify that
4163 the packages that GCC needs are installed.
4164
4165 To check whether an optional package is installed, use
4166 the @command{pkginfo} command. To add an optional package, use the
4167 @command{pkgadd} command. For further details, see the Solaris 2
4168 documentation.
4169
4170 Trying to use the linker and other tools in
4171 @file{/usr/ucb} to install GCC has been observed to cause trouble.
4172 For example, the linker may hang indefinitely. The fix is to remove
4173 @file{/usr/ucb} from your @env{PATH}.
4174
4175 The build process works more smoothly with the legacy Sun tools so, if you
4176 have @file{/usr/xpg4/bin} in your @env{PATH}, we recommend that you place
4177 @file{/usr/bin} before @file{/usr/xpg4/bin} for the duration of the build.
4178
4179 We recommend the use of the Sun assembler or the GNU assembler, in
4180 conjunction with the Sun linker. The GNU @command{as}
4181 versions included in Solaris 10, from GNU binutils 2.15, and Solaris 11,
4182 from GNU binutils 2.19, are known to work. They can be found in
4183 @file{/usr/sfw/bin/gas}. Current versions of GNU binutils (2.21)
4184 are known to work as well. Note that your mileage may vary
4185 if you use a combination of the GNU tools and the Sun tools: while the
4186 combination GNU @command{as} + Sun @command{ld} should reasonably work,
4187 the reverse combination Sun @command{as} + GNU @command{ld} is known to
4188 cause memory corruption at runtime in some cases for C++ programs.
4189 @c FIXME: still?
4190 GNU @command{ld} usually works as well, although the version included in
4191 Solaris 10 cannot be used due to several bugs. Again, the current
4192 version (2.21) is known to work, but generally lacks platform specific
4193 features, so better stay with Sun @command{ld}.
4194
4195 To enable symbol versioning in @samp{libstdc++} with Sun @command{ld},
4196 you need to have any version of GNU @command{c++filt}, which is part of
4197 GNU binutils. @samp{libstdc++} symbol versioning will be disabled if no
4198 appropriate version is found. Sun @command{c++filt} from the Sun Studio
4199 compilers does @emph{not} work.
4200
4201 Sun bug 4296832 turns up when compiling X11 headers with GCC 2.95 or
4202 newer: @command{g++} will complain that types are missing. These headers
4203 assume that omitting the type means @code{int}; this assumption worked for
4204 C90 but is wrong for C++, and is now wrong for C99 also.
4205
4206 @command{g++} accepts such (invalid) constructs with the option
4207 @option{-fpermissive}; it will assume that any missing type is @code{int}
4208 (as defined by C90).
4209
4210 There are patches for Solaris 8 (108652-24 or newer for SPARC,
4211 108653-22 for Intel) that fix this bug.
4212
4213 Sun bug 4927647 sometimes causes random spurious testsuite failures
4214 related to missing diagnostic output. This bug doesn't affect GCC
4215 itself, rather it is a kernel bug triggered by the @command{expect}
4216 program which is used only by the GCC testsuite driver. When the bug
4217 causes the @command{expect} program to miss anticipated output, extra
4218 testsuite failures appear.
4219
4220 There are patches for Solaris 8 (117350-12 or newer for SPARC,
4221 117351-12 or newer for Intel) and Solaris 9 (117171-11 or newer for
4222 SPARC, 117172-11 or newer for Intel) that address this problem.
4223
4224 Solaris@tie{}8 provides an alternate implementation of the thread libraries,
4225 @samp{libpthread} and @samp{libthread}. They are required for TLS
4226 support and have been made the default in Solaris@tie{}9, so they are always
4227 used on Solaris@tie{}8.
4228
4229 Thread-local storage (TLS) is supported in Solaris@tie{}8 and 9, but requires
4230 some patches. The @samp{libthread} patches provide the
4231 @code{__tls_get_addr} (SPARC, 64-bit x86) resp.@ @code{___tls_get_addr}
4232 (32-bit x86) functions. On Solaris@tie{}8, you need 108993-26 or newer on
4233 SPARC, 108994-26 or newer on Intel. On Solaris@tie{}9, the necessary support
4234 on SPARC is present since FCS, while 114432-05 or newer is required on
4235 Intel. Additionally, on Solaris@tie{}8, patch 109147-14 or newer on SPARC or
4236 109148-22 or newer on Intel are required for the Sun @command{ld} and
4237 runtime linker (@command{ld.so.1}) support. Again, Solaris@tie{}9/SPARC
4238 works since FCS, while 113986-02 is required on Intel. The linker
4239 patches must be installed even if GNU @command{ld} is used. Sun
4240 @command{as} in Solaris@tie{}8 and 9 doesn't support the necessary
4241 relocations, so GNU @command{as} must be used. The @command{configure}
4242 script checks for those prerequisites and automatically enables TLS
4243 support if they are met. Although those minimal patch versions should
4244 work, it is recommended to use the latest patch versions which include
4245 additional bug fixes.
4246
4247 @html
4248 <hr />
4249 @end html
4250 @heading @anchor{sparc-x-x}sparc*-*-*
4251
4252 This section contains general configuration information for all
4253 SPARC-based platforms. In addition to reading this section, please
4254 read all other sections that match your target.
4255
4256 Newer versions of the GNU Multiple Precision Library (GMP), the MPFR
4257 library and the MPC library are known to be miscompiled by earlier
4258 versions of GCC on these platforms. We therefore recommend the use
4259 of the exact versions of these libraries listed as minimal versions
4260 in @uref{prerequisites.html,,the prerequisites}.
4261
4262 @html
4263 <hr />
4264 @end html
4265 @heading @anchor{sparc-sun-solaris2}sparc-sun-solaris2*
4266
4267 When GCC is configured to use GNU binutils 2.14 or later, the binaries
4268 produced are smaller than the ones produced using Sun's native tools;
4269 this difference is quite significant for binaries containing debugging
4270 information.
4271
4272 Starting with Solaris 7, the operating system is capable of executing
4273 64-bit SPARC V9 binaries. GCC 3.1 and later properly supports
4274 this; the @option{-m64} option enables 64-bit code generation.
4275 However, if all you want is code tuned for the UltraSPARC CPU, you
4276 should try the @option{-mtune=ultrasparc} option instead, which produces
4277 code that, unlike full 64-bit code, can still run on non-UltraSPARC
4278 machines.
4279
4280 When configuring on a Solaris 7 or later system that is running a kernel
4281 that supports only 32-bit binaries, one must configure with
4282 @option{--disable-multilib}, since we will not be able to build the
4283 64-bit target libraries.
4284
4285 GCC 3.3 and GCC 3.4 trigger code generation bugs in earlier versions of
4286 the GNU compiler (especially GCC 3.0.x versions), which lead to the
4287 miscompilation of the stage1 compiler and the subsequent failure of the
4288 bootstrap process. A workaround is to use GCC 3.2.3 as an intermediary
4289 stage, i.e.@: to bootstrap that compiler with the base compiler and then
4290 use it to bootstrap the final compiler.
4291
4292 GCC 3.4 triggers a code generation bug in versions 5.4 (Sun ONE Studio 7)
4293 and 5.5 (Sun ONE Studio 8) of the Sun compiler, which causes a bootstrap
4294 failure in form of a miscompilation of the stage1 compiler by the Sun
4295 compiler. This is Sun bug 4974440. This is fixed with patch 112760-07.
4296
4297 GCC 3.4 changed the default debugging format from Stabs to DWARF-2 for
4298 32-bit code on Solaris 7 and later. If you use the Sun assembler, this
4299 change apparently runs afoul of Sun bug 4910101 (which is referenced as
4300 an x86-only problem by Sun, probably because they do not use DWARF-2).
4301 A symptom of the problem is that you cannot compile C++ programs like
4302 @command{groff} 1.19.1 without getting messages similar to the following:
4303
4304 @smallexample
4305 ld: warning: relocation error: R_SPARC_UA32: @dots{}
4306 external symbolic relocation against non-allocatable section
4307 .debug_info cannot be processed at runtime: relocation ignored.
4308 @end smallexample
4309
4310 @noindent
4311 To work around this problem, compile with @option{-gstabs+} instead of
4312 plain @option{-g}.
4313
4314 When configuring the GNU Multiple Precision Library (GMP), the MPFR
4315 library or the MPC library on a Solaris 7 or later system, the canonical
4316 target triplet must be specified as the @command{build} parameter on the
4317 configure line. This target triplet can be obtained by invoking @command{./config.guess} in the toplevel source directory of GCC (and
4318 not that of GMP or MPFR or MPC). For example on a Solaris 9 system:
4319
4320 @smallexample
4321 % ./configure --build=sparc-sun-solaris2.9 --prefix=xxx
4322 @end smallexample
4323
4324 @html
4325 <hr />
4326 @end html
4327 @heading @anchor{sparc-sun-solaris210}sparc-sun-solaris2.10
4328
4329 There is a bug in older versions of the Sun assembler which breaks
4330 thread-local storage (TLS). A typical error message is
4331
4332 @smallexample
4333 ld: fatal: relocation error: R_SPARC_TLS_LE_HIX22: file /var/tmp//ccamPA1v.o:
4334 symbol <unknown>: bad symbol type SECT: symbol type must be TLS
4335 @end smallexample
4336
4337 @noindent
4338 This bug is fixed in Sun patch 118683-03 or later.
4339
4340 @html
4341 <hr />
4342 @end html
4343 @heading @anchor{sparc-x-linux}sparc-*-linux*
4344
4345 GCC versions 3.0 and higher require binutils 2.11.2 and glibc 2.2.4
4346 or newer on this platform. All earlier binutils and glibc
4347 releases mishandled unaligned relocations on @code{sparc-*-*} targets.
4348
4349
4350 @html
4351 <hr />
4352 @end html
4353 @heading @anchor{sparc64-x-solaris2}sparc64-*-solaris2*
4354
4355 When configuring the GNU Multiple Precision Library (GMP) or the
4356 MPFR library, the canonical target triplet must be specified as
4357 the @command{build} parameter on the configure line. For example
4358 on a Solaris 9 system:
4359
4360 @smallexample
4361 % ./configure --build=sparc64-sun-solaris2.9 --prefix=xxx
4362 @end smallexample
4363
4364 The following compiler flags must be specified in the configure
4365 step in order to bootstrap this target with the Sun compiler:
4366
4367 @smallexample
4368 % CC="cc -xarch=v9 -xildoff" @var{srcdir}/configure [@var{options}] [@var{target}]
4369 @end smallexample
4370
4371 @noindent
4372 @option{-xarch=v9} specifies the SPARC-V9 architecture to the Sun toolchain
4373 and @option{-xildoff} turns off the incremental linker.
4374
4375 @html
4376 <hr />
4377 @end html
4378 @heading @anchor{sparcv9-x-solaris2}sparcv9-*-solaris2*
4379
4380 This is a synonym for @samp{sparc64-*-solaris2*}.
4381
4382 @html
4383 <hr />
4384 @end html
4385 @heading @anchor{x-x-vxworks}*-*-vxworks*
4386 Support for VxWorks is in flux. At present GCC supports @emph{only} the
4387 very recent VxWorks 5.5 (aka Tornado 2.2) release, and only on PowerPC@.
4388 We welcome patches for other architectures supported by VxWorks 5.5.
4389 Support for VxWorks AE would also be welcome; we believe this is merely
4390 a matter of writing an appropriate ``configlette'' (see below). We are
4391 not interested in supporting older, a.out or COFF-based, versions of
4392 VxWorks in GCC 3.
4393
4394 VxWorks comes with an older version of GCC installed in
4395 @file{@var{$WIND_BASE}/host}; we recommend you do not overwrite it.
4396 Choose an installation @var{prefix} entirely outside @var{$WIND_BASE}.
4397 Before running @command{configure}, create the directories @file{@var{prefix}}
4398 and @file{@var{prefix}/bin}. Link or copy the appropriate assembler,
4399 linker, etc.@: into @file{@var{prefix}/bin}, and set your @var{PATH} to
4400 include that directory while running both @command{configure} and
4401 @command{make}.
4402
4403 You must give @command{configure} the
4404 @option{--with-headers=@var{$WIND_BASE}/target/h} switch so that it can
4405 find the VxWorks system headers. Since VxWorks is a cross compilation
4406 target only, you must also specify @option{--target=@var{target}}.
4407 @command{configure} will attempt to create the directory
4408 @file{@var{prefix}/@var{target}/sys-include} and copy files into it;
4409 make sure the user running @command{configure} has sufficient privilege
4410 to do so.
4411
4412 GCC's exception handling runtime requires a special ``configlette''
4413 module, @file{contrib/gthr_supp_vxw_5x.c}. Follow the instructions in
4414 that file to add the module to your kernel build. (Future versions of
4415 VxWorks will incorporate this module.)
4416
4417 @html
4418 <hr />
4419 @end html
4420 @heading @anchor{x86-64-x-x}x86_64-*-*, amd64-*-*
4421
4422 GCC supports the x86-64 architecture implemented by the AMD64 processor
4423 (amd64-*-* is an alias for x86_64-*-*) on GNU/Linux, FreeBSD and NetBSD@.
4424 On GNU/Linux the default is a bi-arch compiler which is able to generate
4425 both 64-bit x86-64 and 32-bit x86 code (via the @option{-m32} switch).
4426
4427 @html
4428 <hr />
4429 @end html
4430 @heading @anchor{x86-64-x-solaris2.10}x86_64-*-solaris2.1[0-9]*
4431
4432 GCC also supports the x86-64 architecture implemented by the AMD64
4433 processor (@samp{amd64-*-*} is an alias for @samp{x86_64-*-*}) on
4434 Solaris 10 or later. Unlike other systems, without special options a
4435 bi-arch compiler is built which generates 32-bit code by default, but
4436 can generate 64-bit x86-64 code with the @option{-m64} switch. Since
4437 GCC 4.7, there is also configuration that defaults to 64-bit code, but
4438 can generate 32-bit code with @option{-m32}. To configure and build
4439 this way, you have to provide all support libraries like @file{libgmp}
4440 as 64-bit code, configure with @option{--target=x86_64-pc-solaris2.1x}
4441 and @samp{CC=gcc -m64}.
4442
4443 @html
4444 <hr />
4445 @end html
4446 @heading @anchor{xtensa-x-elf}xtensa*-*-elf
4447
4448 This target is intended for embedded Xtensa systems using the
4449 @samp{newlib} C library. It uses ELF but does not support shared
4450 objects. Designed-defined instructions specified via the
4451 Tensilica Instruction Extension (TIE) language are only supported
4452 through inline assembly.
4453
4454 The Xtensa configuration information must be specified prior to
4455 building GCC@. The @file{include/xtensa-config.h} header
4456 file contains the configuration information. If you created your
4457 own Xtensa configuration with the Xtensa Processor Generator, the
4458 downloaded files include a customized copy of this header file,
4459 which you can use to replace the default header file.
4460
4461 @html
4462 <hr />
4463 @end html
4464 @heading @anchor{xtensa-x-linux}xtensa*-*-linux*
4465
4466 This target is for Xtensa systems running GNU/Linux. It supports ELF
4467 shared objects and the GNU C library (glibc). It also generates
4468 position-independent code (PIC) regardless of whether the
4469 @option{-fpic} or @option{-fPIC} options are used. In other
4470 respects, this target is the same as the
4471 @uref{#xtensa*-*-elf,,@samp{xtensa*-*-elf}} target.
4472
4473 @html
4474 <hr />
4475 @end html
4476 @heading @anchor{windows}Microsoft Windows
4477
4478 @subheading Intel 16-bit versions
4479 The 16-bit versions of Microsoft Windows, such as Windows 3.1, are not
4480 supported.
4481
4482 However, the 32-bit port has limited support for Microsoft
4483 Windows 3.11 in the Win32s environment, as a target only. See below.
4484
4485 @subheading Intel 32-bit versions
4486
4487 The 32-bit versions of Windows, including Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows
4488 XP, and Windows Vista, are supported by several different target
4489 platforms. These targets differ in which Windows subsystem they target
4490 and which C libraries are used.
4491
4492 @itemize
4493 @item Cygwin @uref{#x-x-cygwin,,*-*-cygwin}: Cygwin provides a user-space
4494 Linux API emulation layer in the Win32 subsystem.
4495 @item Interix @uref{#x-x-interix,,*-*-interix}: The Interix subsystem
4496 provides native support for POSIX.
4497 @item MinGW @uref{#x-x-mingw32,,*-*-mingw32}: MinGW is a native GCC port for
4498 the Win32 subsystem that provides a subset of POSIX.
4499 @item MKS i386-pc-mks: NuTCracker from MKS. See
4500 @uref{http://www.mkssoftware.com/} for more information.
4501 @end itemize
4502
4503 @subheading Intel 64-bit versions
4504
4505 GCC contains support for x86-64 using the mingw-w64
4506 runtime library, available from @uref{http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net/}.
4507 This library should be used with the target triple x86_64-pc-mingw32.
4508
4509 Presently Windows for Itanium is not supported.
4510
4511 @subheading Windows CE
4512
4513 Windows CE is supported as a target only on ARM (arm-wince-pe), Hitachi
4514 SuperH (sh-wince-pe), and MIPS (mips-wince-pe).
4515
4516 @subheading Other Windows Platforms
4517
4518 GCC no longer supports Windows NT on the Alpha or PowerPC.
4519
4520 GCC no longer supports the Windows POSIX subsystem. However, it does
4521 support the Interix subsystem. See above.
4522
4523 Old target names including *-*-winnt and *-*-windowsnt are no longer used.
4524
4525 PW32 (i386-pc-pw32) support was never completed, and the project seems to
4526 be inactive. See @uref{http://pw32.sourceforge.net/} for more information.
4527
4528 UWIN support has been removed due to a lack of maintenance.
4529
4530 @html
4531 <hr />
4532 @end html
4533 @heading @anchor{x-x-cygwin}*-*-cygwin
4534
4535 Ports of GCC are included with the
4536 @uref{http://www.cygwin.com/,,Cygwin environment}.
4537
4538 GCC will build under Cygwin without modification; it does not build
4539 with Microsoft's C++ compiler and there are no plans to make it do so.
4540
4541 The Cygwin native compiler can be configured to target any 32-bit x86
4542 cpu architecture desired; the default is i686-pc-cygwin. It should be
4543 used with as up-to-date a version of binutils as possible; use either
4544 the latest official GNU binutils release in the Cygwin distribution,
4545 or version 2.20 or above if building your own.
4546
4547 @html
4548 <hr />
4549 @end html
4550 @heading @anchor{x-x-interix}*-*-interix
4551
4552 The Interix target is used by OpenNT, Interix, Services For UNIX (SFU),
4553 and Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications (SUA). Applications compiled
4554 with this target run in the Interix subsystem, which is separate from
4555 the Win32 subsystem. This target was last known to work in GCC 3.3.
4556
4557 @html
4558 <hr />
4559 @end html
4560 @heading @anchor{x-x-mingw32}*-*-mingw32
4561
4562 GCC will build with and support only MinGW runtime 3.12 and later.
4563 Earlier versions of headers are incompatible with the new default semantics
4564 of @code{extern inline} in @code{-std=c99} and @code{-std=gnu99} modes.
4565
4566 @html
4567 <hr />
4568 @end html
4569 @heading @anchor{older}Older systems
4570
4571 GCC contains support files for many older (1980s and early
4572 1990s) Unix variants. For the most part, support for these systems
4573 has not been deliberately removed, but it has not been maintained for
4574 several years and may suffer from bitrot.
4575
4576 Starting with GCC 3.1, each release has a list of ``obsoleted'' systems.
4577 Support for these systems is still present in that release, but
4578 @command{configure} will fail unless the @option{--enable-obsolete}
4579 option is given. Unless a maintainer steps forward, support for these
4580 systems will be removed from the next release of GCC@.
4581
4582 Support for old systems as hosts for GCC can cause problems if the
4583 workarounds for compiler, library and operating system bugs affect the
4584 cleanliness or maintainability of the rest of GCC@. In some cases, to
4585 bring GCC up on such a system, if still possible with current GCC, may
4586 require first installing an old version of GCC which did work on that
4587 system, and using it to compile a more recent GCC, to avoid bugs in the
4588 vendor compiler. Old releases of GCC 1 and GCC 2 are available in the
4589 @file{old-releases} directory on the @uref{../mirrors.html,,GCC mirror
4590 sites}. Header bugs may generally be avoided using
4591 @command{fixincludes}, but bugs or deficiencies in libraries and the
4592 operating system may still cause problems.
4593
4594 Support for older systems as targets for cross-compilation is less
4595 problematic than support for them as hosts for GCC; if an enthusiast
4596 wishes to make such a target work again (including resurrecting any of
4597 the targets that never worked with GCC 2, starting from the last
4598 version before they were removed), patches
4599 @uref{../contribute.html,,following the usual requirements} would be
4600 likely to be accepted, since they should not affect the support for more
4601 modern targets.
4602
4603 For some systems, old versions of GNU binutils may also be useful,
4604 and are available from @file{pub/binutils/old-releases} on
4605 @uref{http://sourceware.org/mirrors.html,,sourceware.org mirror sites}.
4606
4607 Some of the information on specific systems above relates to
4608 such older systems, but much of the information
4609 about GCC on such systems (which may no longer be applicable to
4610 current GCC) is to be found in the GCC texinfo manual.
4611
4612 @html
4613 <hr />
4614 @end html
4615 @heading @anchor{elf}all ELF targets (SVR4, Solaris 2, etc.)
4616
4617 C++ support is significantly better on ELF targets if you use the
4618 @uref{./configure.html#with-gnu-ld,,GNU linker}; duplicate copies of
4619 inlines, vtables and template instantiations will be discarded
4620 automatically.
4621
4622
4623 @html
4624 <hr />
4625 <p>
4626 @end html
4627 @ifhtml
4628 @uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
4629 @end ifhtml
4630 @end ifset
4631
4632 @c ***Old documentation******************************************************
4633 @ifset oldhtml
4634 @include install-old.texi
4635 @html
4636 <hr />
4637 <p>
4638 @end html
4639 @ifhtml
4640 @uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
4641 @end ifhtml
4642 @end ifset
4643
4644 @c ***GFDL********************************************************************
4645 @ifset gfdlhtml
4646 @include fdl.texi
4647 @html
4648 <hr />
4649 <p>
4650 @end html
4651 @ifhtml
4652 @uref{./index.html,,Return to the GCC Installation page}
4653 @end ifhtml
4654 @end ifset
4655
4656 @c ***************************************************************************
4657 @c Part 6 The End of the Document
4658 @ifinfo
4659 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
4660 @node Concept Index, , GNU Free Documentation License, Top
4661 @end ifinfo
4662
4663 @ifinfo
4664 @unnumbered Concept Index
4665
4666 @printindex cp
4667
4668 @contents
4669 @end ifinfo
4670 @bye