Re: [Boost-Users] Re: Really dumb question from g++ newbie

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-09-24 19:19:13

At 10:41 PM 9/22/2002, David Abrahams wrote:
 >
 >"Beman Dawes" <bdawes_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
 >news:4.3.2.7.2.20020922194954.02398c78_at_mailhost.esva.net...
 >
 >> At this point in time g++ 2.95.3-5 is quite a few (six maybe?) releases
 >and
 >> a year and a half behind the current release (3.2). GCC and its 
libraries
 >> have made major steps forward during that time. Maybe you should 
consider
 >> downloading 3.2 instead of putting effort into 2.95.3.  You will have 
to
 >> compile it yourself, but just following the instructions has worked 
fine
 >> for me (but do run the configure, make, and install steps under 
cygwin.)
 >
 >Wait!
 >
 >You can't "just follow the directions", unfortunately.
 >
 >When you run the configure step, you MUST add --prefix="..." to avoid
 >collisions with your existing g++ installation. For example:
 >
 >    ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/gcc-3.2
 >    make bootstrap ; make install # Wait a few hours...

I never give configure any arguments.  Works fine for me.  Although it does 
put libraries at the wrong place in the directory tree, and I have to move 
them.

--Beman