gcc-2.96 compile in Redhat8.0

[fort2121]

Hello everyone!!

I have following errors during compling gcc-2.96 source
files on Redhat 8.0.
Please let me know how I can fix it.

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make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/gcc/gcc-2.96-20000731/etc'
make[1]: Entering directory `/root/gcc/gcc-2.96-20000731/gcc'
cd . && autoheader
WARNING: Using auxiliary files such as `acconfig.h', `config.h.bot'
WARNING: and `config.h.top', to define templates for `config.h.in'
WARNING: is deprecated and discouraged.

WARNING: Using the third argument of `AC_DEFINE' and
WARNING: `AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED' allows to define a template without
WARNING: `acconfig.h':

WARNING: AC_DEFINE([NEED_MAIN], 1,
WARNING: [Define if a function `main' is needed.])

WARNING: More sophisticated templates can also be produced, see the
WARNING: documentation.
configure.in:420: m4: ERROR: Recursion limit of 1024 exceeded, use -L<N> to change it
autoheader: autom4te-2.53 failed with exit status: 1
at /usr/bin/autoheader line 163
make[1]: *** [cstamp-h.in] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/gcc/gcc-2.96-20000731/gcc'
make: *** [all-gcc] Error 2

 

[RoZ]

Hi

no exact diagnosis, but some hints.

* Is Your software recent ? Read what versions of autoconf etc.
are recommanded in the README ?

* Do You really need version 2.96 ? This is considered to be outdated -
Actual version is 3.4.0 !

* In general it's a good idea to compile as user and only to install as root.

RoZ