Compiler

[Varthall]

quiesce wrote:
The gcc distribution I downloaded from aminet has files missing and
doesn't work. Does anyone know where I can get a functional
distribution?

Strange, I've installed it too and it works flawlessly. Have you downloaded all the required files and installed it as described on the README file? Notice that it needs its version of ixemul.library to work, which  should be included in one of the archives. The geekgadgets site has a more recent version of gcc, but it's much more difficult to install.

Varthall

[Varthall]

I've taken a look at the gcc 2.7.0 distribution.
The missing env-archive/ and s/ files are in the
gcc270-readme archive (don't ask me why, it
would be more logical if they put them in the
base archive). Don't forget to copy the ixemul
library, but beware that all newer software that
uses ixemul require a recent version, so you'll
have to copy the old version everytime you want
to use gcc. There's another exe in the bin directory
(called gcc-vfork or something similar) that works
better with a newer library, but it doesn't work
very well.

Another option would be to get the complete gcc
2.9.5 (which should have 060 optimization, too)
from Louise's page:

http://louise.amiga.hu/index.php

It's a 11 megs gzipped file, which should include
a complete and fully working gcc compiler together
with some utilities. I've checked the homepage,
it looks like it has been revamped and I couldn't
find the archive, I hope it's still there...

Another source of precious information is here:

http://www.ezcyberspace.com/gcc/

Varthall

[Varthall]

The ixemul provided in gcc 2.7.0 is NOT the latest
version: it's the 41.4 compiled in '95. I don't
know which is the latest version, the most
uptodate version I have is the 48.0, date 14.7.98.
Remember that once a library is opened, it will
remain in memory and every program will use
that, not the copy in libs:. Maybe you have just
copied the old library over the new one, without
flushing the memory (with "avail flush" in a shell)
or resetting the machine.
I also remember gccv not working well, I guess that
it also doesn't support the newer ixemuls.

Don't lose hope, Quiesce, you've nearly made it

Varthall