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David Nehme
Asked: 2010-01-07 09:45:05 +0800 CST

Build gcc without a c compiler

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Is it possible to build gcc without a c compiler already on the machine? If so, how?

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  1. Best Answer

    What you're talking about is known as bootstrapping a compiler.

    Typically this is done by cross-compiling the compiler on another machine for the target architecture. You can find some background here and here. It's not a trivial process, though. If your target isn't architecture that GCC already supports then you've got a lot of work ahead of you.

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  2. Wow - I'm only 99.9% sure but no, no I really don't believe you can.

    That said it might be worth asking on SO.

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