GCC: where to compile it

[Kurt Wall]

Feigning erudition, Joel Hammer wrote:
%  I have downloaded the sources for gcc-2.95.3   
%  
%  I want to compile this thing, and it seems to config OK and make ok.
%  I am totally confused on where this should go. The instructions from the
%  install file are reproduced here, and I would appreciate an English
%  translation with an example.
%  ============Instructions===================
%   Like most GNU software, GCC must be configured before it can be built.
%     This document describes the recommended configuration procedure for
%     both native and cross targets.
%   
%     We use _srcdir_ to refer to the toplevel source directory for GCC; we
%     use _objdir_ to refer to the toplevel build/object directory.

"_srcdir_" = the directory created when you unpacked the tarball
"_objdir_" = a new directory you create in which to configure and
             build the sources in "_srcdir_"

[...]

%     To configure GCC:
%   
%       % mkdir _objdir_
%       % cd _objdir_
%       % _srcdir_/configure _[target]_ _[options]_         

For example:

$ gzip -cd gcc-2.95.3.tar.gz | tar -xf -
$ mkdir builddir
$ cd builddir
$ ../gcc-2.95.3/configure --prefix=/usr/local
$ make bootstrap
$ su 
Password:
# make install

Kurt
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