Installing GCC4.1.1 on Red Hat Enterprise 3

[emmbec]

Hello everyone, I am sort of new to linux, I remember in school I saw something but I really don't remember anything. This is the problem I have right now:

I have Red Hat enterprise 3 installed, and I want to install a newer version of the GCC compiler (4.1.1). I downloaded the source files from the GNU GCC webpage, and I just have no idea what to do next, I tried reading the "Installation Manual" but I have no idea what they talk about, neither did I understand what they meant in the CONFIGURATION section. The file I downloaded has the following name gcc-g++-4.1.1.tar.bz2 I managed so far to "Unzip" this file, and I ended up with a folder which seems to have the source files of the GCC compiler. Could anyone help me out on the next steps to take in order to install this application??

Thank you very much for your help, I really appreciate it.

Best Regards,

emmbec

[likwid]

You should not be installing via source. RedHat uses package management software called rpm. You can go to http://rpmfind.net/ to find rpm files.