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Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 12:11:32 +0100
Message-ID: <534-Thu18Jul2002121132+0100-starksb@ebi.ac.uk>
From: David Starks-Browning <starksb AT ebi DOT ac DOT uk>
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To: Ced <ced2ml AT ifrance DOT com>
Cc: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: Compilation problem
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	<7943-Thu18Jul2002104201+0100-starksb AT ebi DOT ac DOT uk>
	<135161390 DOT 20020718130525 AT ifrance DOT com>

On Thursday 18 Jul 02, Ced writes:
> Hello David,
> 
> Thursday, July 18, 2002, 11:42:01 AM, you wrote:
> 
> DSB> On Thursday 18 Jul 02, Ced writes:
> >> gcc: installation problem, cannot exec `as': No such file or directory
> >> configure: failed program was:
> >> (..)
> 
> DSB> Read the FAQ entry "What packages should I download?"
> 
> i've already read it..
> 
> DSB> If you did that, and followed the advice there, and it still doesn't
> DSB> work, let us know.
> 
> "If you want to build programs, of course you'll need `gcc',
> `binutils', `make' and probably other packages from the "Devel"
> category. "
> 
> I have all the Devel packages..
> it worked for a while, but now i can't compile anything

Something is screwed up with your installation.  "as" is in binutils.
Does "type as" find it?

Write a simple "helloworld.c" program and try to compile it with "gcc -v".

David


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