How to Manually Build GNU Compiler Collection from Scratch on Linux Mint Static Edition

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: In order to complete the build for the GNU Compiler Collection

   I use
   --disable-shared because I am building static code only, and I want to make sure that I don't build any shared code.
   
   My need is to move the resulting GCC around my drives easily, so I want all static code, and I do not want any shared code.
   
   If you prefer shared code, omit the
   --disable-shared flag. , You will need to make sure you have a C/C++ compiler already installed in order to build the gcc Type/Copy/Paste: sudo apt-get install g++ ,, It depends on GMP Type/Copy/Paste: wget
   -c Type/Copy/Paste: chmod a+x mpfr-3.1.2.tar.bz2 Type/Copy/Paste: tar jxvf mpfr-3.1.2.tar.bz2 Type/Copy/Paste: cd mpfr-3.1.2 Type/Copy/Paste: ./configure
   --disable-shared
   --enable-static
   --prefix=/tmp/gcc
   --with-gmp=/tmp/gcc Type/Copy/Paste: make && make check && make install Type/Copy/Paste: cd .. , It depends on GMP and MPFR Type/Copy/Paste: wget
   -c http://multiprecision.org/mpc/download/mpc-1.0.1.tar.gz Type/Copy/Paste: chmod a+x mpc-1.0.1.tar.gz Type/Copy/Paste: tar zxvf mpc-1.0.1.tar.gz Type/Copy/Paste: cd mpc-1.0.1 Type/Copy/Paste: ./configure
   --disable-shared
   --enable-static
   --prefix=/tmp/gcc
   --with-gmp=/tmp/gcc
   --with-mpfr=/tmp/gcc Type/Copy/Paste: make && make check && make install Type/Copy/Paste: cd .. , This library takes and provides architecture-independent size and endian support Type/Copy/Paste: wget
   -c http://www.mr511.de/software/libelf-0.8.13.tar.gz Type/Copy/Paste: chmod a+x libelf-0.8.13.tar.gz Type/Copy/Paste: tar zxvf libelf-0.8.13.tar.gz Type/Copy/Paste: cd libelf-0.8.13 Type/Copy/Paste: ./configure
   --disable-shared
   --enable-static
   --prefix=/tmp/gcc Type/Copy/Paste: make && make check && make install Type/Copy/Paste: cd .. ,, (Building it within /tmp would trigger cross compile host issues) Type/Copy/Paste: mkdir
   -p gcc481_build Type/Copy/Paste: cd gcc481_build Type/Copy/Paste: ../gcc-4.8.1/configure
   --disable-shared
   --disable-bootstrap
   --disable-libstdcxx-pch
   --enable-libgomp
   --enable-lto
   --enable-threads=posix
   --enable-tls
   --with-fpmath=sse
   --prefix=/tmp/gcc
   --with-gmp=/tmp/gcc
   --with-mpfr=/tmp/gcc
   --with-mpc=/tmp/gcc
   --with-libelf=/tmp/gcc
   --with-fpmath=sse
   --disable-multilib
   --enable-languages=c,c++ Type/Copy/Paste: make && make install , Type/Copy/Paste: cd /tmp Type/Copy/Paste: mv gcc /home/your_username/
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   Step 2: we are going to need the following libraries and packages: GMP

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   Step 3: ELF and GCC.

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   Step 4: Put the downloads in a temp directory ( you can use whatever directory you want ) for example

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   Step 5: /home/”your_username”/gcc_archive Build the infrastructure in a temp directory that is different than the downloads directory or its sub directories: /tmp/gcc Configure the infrastructure using static libraries like this: ./configure --disable-shared --enable-static --prefix=/tmp/gcc The --disable-shared flag may be worth a closer look depending on your needs.

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   Step 6: Open up a terminal and enter the following command: Type/Copy/Paste: mkdir gcc_archive Download and place all GMP

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   Step 7: ELF and GCC packages in this directory Type/Copy/Paste: sudo apt-get install binutils build-essential m4 autogen bison flex You will need to add these packages in order to set up a proper build environment.

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   Step 8: Install GMP - is the GNU Multiple Precision Arithmetic Library Type/Copy/Paste: cd gcc_archive Type/Copy/Paste: wget -c ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gmp/gmp-5.1.3.tar.bz2 Type/Copy/Paste: chmod a+x gmp-5.1.3.tar.bz2 Type/Copy/Paste: tar jxvf gmp-5.1.3.tar.bz2 Type/Copy/Paste: cd gmp-5.1.1 Type/Copy/Paste: ./configure --disable-shared --enable-static --prefix=/tmp/gcc Type/Copy/Paste: make && make check && make install Type/Copy/Paste: cd ..

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   Step 9: Install MPFR - is the GNU Multiple-precision floating-point rounding library.

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    Step 10: Install MPC - is the GNU Multiple-precision C library.

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    Step 11: Install ELF - stands for Executable and Linkable Format.

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    Step 12: Install GCC - is the GNU Compiler Collection It depends on GMP

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    Step 13: and ELF Type/Copy/Paste: wget -c http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/gcc-4.8.1/gcc-4.8.1.tar.bz2 Type/Copy/Paste: chmod a+x gcc-4.8.1.tar.gz Type/Copy/Paste: tar zxvf gcc-4.8.1.tar.gz

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    Step 14: Notes: Build gcc in a scratch directory on the same mount point.

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    Step 15: When everything is complete building the new portable GNU GCC will be located in /tmp/gcc

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    Step 16: just change into your /tmp directory and move your new portable GNU GCC to /home/"your_username"/ directory.

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