Cannot configure gcc - mpfr not found

gcc compilation mpfr
Robert Mason picture Robert Mason · Feb 15, 2012 · Viewed 16.8k times · Source

I'm installing gcc 4.5.2 with mpc 0.8.2, mpfr 3.1.0, and gmp 5.0.2. I've copied each of the mpc, mpfr, and gmp directories into the gcc-4.5.2 directory (removing the version tags). GCC successfully configures. When I run make, however, I get:

checking for MPFR... no
configure: error: libmpfr not found or uses a different ABI.
make[1]: *** [configure-mpc] Error 1
make[1]: leaving directory cross/build/gcc
make: *** [all] Error 2

MPFR is located in cross/src/gcc-4.5.2/mpfr. MPFR already was built successfully. Anyone know why mpc is unable to configure?

I think the problem may partially have to do with the libs/headers for MPFR being in cross/src/gcc-4.5.2/mpfr/src and not in cross/src/gcc-4.5.2/mpfr. All I did was extract and copy though- this is the default directory structure.

Answer

Rakib picture Rakib · Apr 26, 2012

I was having the same issue. But it seems this happens because latest version of MPFR (in your case 3.1.0) changed the directory hierarchy.

Instead, before configuring, run the following when you are inside gcc's source directory (may only work for gcc4.5.2 or later):

./contrib/download_prerequisites

It will download the necessary MPFR, GMP and MPC versions (but probably not the latest versions) and unpack those for gcc installation.

After that, you can continue with your configure, make and make install.

Hope this helps.

-Rakib

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