Re: tlug: Downward Spiral

[Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>]

On Wed, 7 Oct 1998, Michael Casinghino wrote:

> I have been trying to avoid posting my plea for help, but alas
> every step forward I take brings me two steps back.
> 
> I want to make some nice, warm, fuzzy GUI, so I download the gtk+
> gtk-- source to make the library. My compiler (GCC v 2.7.2, I think)
> has problems with the templates, so I download the gcc 2.8.1.1 and
> libstdc++ something.  I compile it and during "make install", "make"
> breaks.  Now anytime I type `make` I get a core dump.  I download a
> make ELF binary.  Now make works.  So, I find some file on sunsite
> (which wasn't on the GNU mirror) that says use egcs.  I download egcs
> and the libstdc++ and compile and install.  Great!  Now the iostream.h
> file generates warnings and the linker fails.  So, I give up, download
> the slackware d1 directory and run setup, and install that over again.
> That should work, right?
> 
> 
> (1) How can I fix this?
> (2) More importantly, where did I go wrong?  I read the GCC howto
>     file, all the appropriate INSTALL and README files and followed 
>     the instructions to the letter.  I realize I am not an "advanced 
>     user," (ie I was not around for the *first* millenium bug) but
>     where to go from here?  How can I find out *why* tbl
>     must have libstdc++.so.27 and not libstdc++.so.2.8.1.1?  What 
>     should I have read to avoid this mess?

ok, looks like you have a Very Severe Mess (tm) on your hands.  What you
need to do is:

1.  Install a glibc-based Linux distribution (well, you don't HAVE to, but
you SHOULD :) ).  ie, TL 2.0, RH 5.x, Debian 2.0 would all qualify.
2.  Install egcs 1.1b.  Install the libstdc++ that comes with.
3.  Update binutils. (this is what you forgot before, I think).
4.  Make sure you've eradicated libg++.
5.  Install gtk+

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               <sstone@example.com>
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