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Channing Arther

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Aug 3, 2024, 5:10:16 PM8/3/24

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Q: I have a very shaky understanding of the "download source code, then build it yourself" paradigm that's common in Linux-land. Can someone please describe how I can do this specific to the noted toolchain in the error?

Q: What should I download from here? I assume I can safely ignore things like fortran, and java. But from among gcc-4.2.4, gcc-core-4.2.4, gcc-g++-4.2.4, gcc-testsuite-4.2.4 , which should I download? All?

Q: After downloading+extracting the correct set of tarballs, what exactly is next? I have a tentative understanding that eventually I will be doing the configure; make; make install incantation, but I'm unclear what I need to do before and after.

Q: You'll note the error mentions glibc-2.3.6. Where does this fit into the picture? As noted above, the ftp site I'm at only mentions gcc-4.2.4. I'm unclear what "melds" gcc-4.2.4 and glibc-2.3.6 for purposes of resolving the build error.

Q: The noted ftp site looks like a "generic" gcc. I.e. from the filenames, I don't perceive any relation to powerpc-405. Am I on the right track, or should I be looking elsewhere? I did google for various combinations of "powerpc" and "gcc" and did not find anything that looked like it led to a powerpc-405-specific gcc.

I have a very shaky understanding of the "download source code, then build it yourself" paradigm that's common in Linux-land. Can someone please describe how I can do this specific to the noted toolchain in the error?

What should I download from here? I assume I can safely ignore things like fortran, and java. But from among gcc-4.2.4, gcc-core-4.2.4, gcc-g++-4.2.4, gcc-testsuite-4.2.4 , which should I download? All?

After downloading+extracting the correct set of tarballs, what exactly is next? I have a tentative understanding that eventually I will be doing the configure; make; make install incantation, but I'm unclear what I need to do before and after.

The source you extract to a temporary directory, cd into the directory and run ./configureThis will check that all prerequisites are fulfilled. It will mention any missing libraries, these are in dev(debian)/devel(redhat/suse) packages that you will need. Locate them and install, and try ./configure again.

You'll note the error mentions glibc-2.3.6. Where does this fit into the picture? As noted above, the ftp site I'm at only mentions gcc-4.2.4. I'm unclear what "melds" gcc-4.2.4 and glibc-2.3.6 for purposes of resolving the build error.

So glibc is a c library, like a DLL, that all programs compiled with gcc (the C compiler) use. gcc compiles source code (text files) for a given platform/glibc version combination into binaries, executables and libraries.

The noted ftp site looks like a "generic" gcc. I.e. from the filenames, I don't perceive any relation to powerpc-405. Am I on the right track, or should I be looking elsewhere? I did google for various combinations of "powerpc" and "gcc" and did not find anything that looked like it led to a powerpc-405-specific gcc.