Re: GCC 2.1 on RS6000: what is "as"?

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From: James C. Evans
Date: Tue, 05 May 1992 13:09

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Yesterday I wrote:

>Sorry if this is a FAQ, but I'd appreciate any help.  I am
>trying to install gcc 2.1 on an RS6000 running AIX with
>version 3.1 of the assembler.  I am aware that (1) a
>patch to the IBM assembler is required--it has been installed;
>and (2) once the patch is installed, all "-gXXX" options
>in the Makefile should be eliminated--this I also did.

>Then I did a make LANGUAGES=c per INSTALL instructions.
>In the process of that make, ./gcc is eventually executed.
>The make fails at this point with the message:
> ./gcc: installation problem, cannot execute as; Permission denied.

>"which as" shows no executable "as" in the path or elsewhere.

Sorry to waste your time.  /bin/as exists but is only executable at this
time by root.  It's the system assembler.

Chris Evans
jce@ocean.geol.scarolina.edu

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