[rescue] freeware.sgi.com PISSES ME OFF

[George Adkins]

On Sunday 10 February 2002 11:45 pm, you wrote:
> > ok, first of all, the whole instpackwhatever dependency thing is really
> > dumb. it's driving me crazy.  also, the whole everything on
> > freeware.sgi.com depends on everything else on freeware.sgi.com is total
> > insanity.  there has GOT to be an easier way of doing this.  is there?
>
> Yup, this is definitely a case in which it's easier to roll your own.
> Just snarf gcc and binutils, and then build:
>
>   1) flex
>   2) bison
>   3) m4
>   4) binutils
>   5) gcc
>
Why build #1 and #2 when one has lex and yacc?
Or is this a dumbass Stallmanism needed for gcc?