Build Fedora Core 6 gcc from src rpm on Fedora Core 9 with original options

David C. Chipman dchipman at ican.net
Mon Jun 16 13:35:16 UTC 2008


On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:48:28 +0300
"Mark Ryden" <markryde at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I am trying to install and build gcc from src rpm.
> I am installing it on Fedora Core 9, and I downloaded the gcc src rpm
> of Fedora Core 6.
> I want the default gcc to stay as it is (of Fedora Core 9); and that
> side by side with it, there will be
> gcc of Fedora Core 6, in a different path.
> 
> So , this is what I did:
> 
> gcc src.rpm and ran:
> rpm -ivh
> and then
> rpmbuild -bp --target=x86_64 gcc41.spec (there are many pathces in
> this source rpm)
> 
> Now, under /usr/src/redhat/BUILD I have a folder named:
> gcc-4.1.1-20061011
> 
> I navigated there; I should run ./configure, but is there a way I can
> know what are the options
> for the configure which the gcc on FC6 was compiled with ?  There are
> really many options and
> I am afraid that if I will miss one, the when trying to build a
> module /kernel/some other projects with the generated gcc, it will
> give errors. (I have access to a machine on which FC6 with this gcc
> runs; but is there a way I can know what
> are the options gcc was compiled when this gcc rpm was build ? maybe
> by some option to
> rpmbuild --rebuild??)
> 
> Any help will be appreciated.
> 
> Regards,
> Mark
> 

	Hi Mark, 

		Why would you want the GCC package from Fedora Core 6?
what about using the compat-gcc pacakge instead? Is that old enough for
you? 

			-David Chipman




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