Re: Linux, requiring gperf for gcc-2.95

[Jeffrey A Law <law@cygnus.com>]

  In message <Pine.GSO.4.10.9908102219340.5323-100000@dogbert.tc.fluke.com>you 
write:
  > The main trouble I'm having is that I don't have gperf.  I
  > downloaded it (and the patch), but then couldn't build it
  > because of needing libstd++.so.  I'll assume that SuSE6.1
  > has it included, because I compiled everything successfully
  > on that system.
Err, if it can't find libstdc++.so, then you need to investigate why since
every gcc/egcs installation should be including it now.


  > According to the FAQ in the gcc-2.95 directory, I shouldn't
  > need gperf anyway for a released version of GCC, but only for
  > a CVS version.  Is this correct?
You may also need it if you install patches which modify the parser.

  > Is is possible that I can snag the output files the gperf
  > would have produced (perhaps from my SuSE6.1 system), put them
  > in place and get GCC to build on my other systems?
Yes, you can generate the output files on any machine you desire, then
use them on the ultimate target machine.
jeff

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