GNU Compiler - Lost gcc296 file

[Rick Stevens]

May Galan wrote:
> Hi Stuart
> Further to the question..can we just copy the file into Intel 80386 to IA-64
> or reinstall package should be done
> Please advise. Thanks a lot for your help. 
> 
> Example, below..If my file gcc-ssa be lost in the Itanium server and I still
> have the one in Intel 32-bit, can I just copy it across platform??

NOOOOOO!  The x86 and IA-64 platforms are NOT COMPATIBLE!  TOTALLY
different processors!  It will NOT work.

The AMD Opteron can run Athlon and x86 32-bit code, the Itanium
absolutely cannot.  That's one reason to use Opterons or Athlon-64s.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: May Galan 
> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 11:02 AM
> To: 'stuart at sjsears.com'
> Cc: Ruby Domalanta; Jay Ungab
> Subject: RE: GNU Compiler - Lost gcc296 file
> 
> 
> Hi Stuart
> Thanks a lot for your help
> It is working OK
> 
> However, we have tested it on an Intel 80386 32-bit
> Can we just use the rpm package we use in this machine to Red Hat 3.2.3
> 64Bit Itanium Machine??
> 
> Please advise.
> 
> Thanks again
> May.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stuart Sears [mailto:stuart at sjsears.com] 
> Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 7:23 PM
> To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
> Subject: Re: GNU Compiler - Lost gcc296 file
> 
> 
> On Sat, 2004-04-03 at 11:29, May Galan wrote:
> 
>>Hi
>>
>>Please help....I've mistakenly overwritten file gcc296 in /usr/lib I
>>don't have any backup of those FS and don't know how to recover it. Do 
>>we need to reinstall just the GNU package or can we download this onto 
>>any site
> 
> find out which rpm installed that file:
> rpm -qf /usr/lib/gcc296
> 
> then reinstall just that rpm
> rpm -ivh --force <packagename, probabably gcc-2.96-something.rpm>
> 
> you will need the --force because the package will be listed as already
> installed
> 
> Stuart
> 


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