gcc 3.4.0 errors on redhat 8

[nitecreeper04]

I am trying to install gcc 3.4.0 on my redhat 8 system I use
"make bootstrap" to compile the complete suite of software and everything goes ok until I get to this point.

make[2]: *** [c-common.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/gcc_comp/gcc_3.4.0/objdir/gcc'
make[1]: *** [stage1_build] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/gcc_comp/gcc_3.4.0/objdir/gcc'
make: *** [bootstrap] Error 2

Any help would be greatly apreciated.

[bwkaz]

Originally posted by nitecreeper04
everything goes ok until I get to this point.

make[2]: *** [c-common.o] Error 1 OK, so an error happened... but what was that error? ;p

Post everything from the last command that ran up to that Error 1 line. For example, see http://lfs.oregonstate.edu/lfs/view/5.1/chapter01/askforhelp.html for a decent commentary on what to post when you get an error from make. :)

Also, post what ld --version says. IIRC, you need an extremely recent binutils (which is the package that provides ld, among other programs) to build gcc 3.4.0.

[GaryJones32]

just like gcc3 and gcc3.2 -- gcc3.4 breaks binary compatablity with previous versions as the gcc people continue to weed out the bugs and drag us all kicking and screaming toward writing proper code.

but i would imagine you can forget about upgrading rh8 to use gcc3.4 without breaking everything ..... though at this point that is just an opinion .