On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 05:45:45PM +0000, James Pearson wrote: > fred smith wrote: > >> > >>Are you sure that is used? > > > > It is if you follow Mozilla's build instructions, which are to build with > > "mach". I think that doing what you did will bypass mach. I tried it and > > got an error further into the build regarding some missing python stuff > > (but I haven't installed a newer python yet, so that's not unexpected.) > > > > Is it also necessary to install the newer GCC that you used? I haven't yet > > noticed that listed in the build requirements... > > I initially tried it with the stock CentOS 5 gcc (v4.1.2 based) - but it > failed - however, I noticed from about:buildconfig from a mozilla.org > v18 install that they used a v4.5 based gcc, so I tried the nearest > version available on CentOS 5 - which is from the gcc44 RPM - and that > worked ah. thanks for the tip. Is it safe to assume that GCC44 installs and can be used separately from the one that comes with the system? -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- "For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." ---------------------------- Hebrews 4:12 (niv) ------------------------------