The gcc33 port fails to build on my machine: bembo:~$ sudo port install gcc33 ---> Configuring gcc33 Error: Target com.apple.configure returned: configure failure: shell command "cd "/opt/local/var/db/dports/build/_opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dports_lang_gcc33/work/build" && CC=/usr/bin/gcc-3.3 /opt/local/var/db/dports/build/_opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dports_lang_gcc33/work/gcc-3.3.6/configure --prefix=/opt/local --enable-languages=c,c++,f77,objc --libdir=/opt/local/lib/gcc-3.3 --infodir=/opt/local/share/info --mandir=/opt/local/share/man --with-local-prefix=/opt/local --with-system-zlib --disable-nls --program-suffix=-dp-3.3 --with-gxx-include-dir=/opt/local/include/gcc-3.3/c++/" returned error 1 Command output: Configuring for a i686-apple-darwin8.8.3 host. Created "Makefile" in /opt/local/var/db/dports/build/_opt_local_var_db_dports_sources_rsync.rsync.darwinports.org_dpupdate_dports_lang_gcc33/work/build gcc-3.3: installation problem, cannot exec `cc1': No such file or directory *** The command '/usr/bin/gcc-3.3 -o conftest -g conftest.c' failed. *** You must set the environment variable CC to a working compiler. It seems to be attempting to compile gcc33 using gcc33, which doesn't seem to be properly installed. It's my understanding that XCode 2.4.1 on Intel does not provide a working gcc < 4.0; I get the same "cannot exec `cc1'" with a simple test.c: bembo:tmp$ gcc_select Current default compiler: gcc version 4.0.1 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5367) bembo:tmp$ cat test.c #include "stdio.h" int main(){ printf("Hello world\n"); return 0; } bembo:tmp$ gcc -o test test.c bembo:tmp$ ./test Hello world bembo:tmp$ sudo gcc_select 3.3 Default compiler has been set to: gcc version 3.3 20030304 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 1819) bembo:tmp$ gcc -o test test.c gcc: installation problem, cannot exec `cc1': No such file or directory I need access to 3.3 to build and test a generic (but old) scientific simulation code, which is why I'm trying to install it using MacPorts. I would welcome any advice. Should XCode 2.4.1 on Intel be able to provide me with a working gcc < 4.0? Failing that, how can I build gcc 3.3 using MacPorts without gcc 3.3? Thanks, -- Mike Williams University of Oxford