---------------------------------------------------------- To install the patch: 1. get the original gcc-4.2.4 source code: - wget http://gcc.cybermirror.org/releases/gcc-4.2.4/gcc-4.2.4.tar.bz2 2. get the patch file: - wget http://gcc-patch.googlecode.com/files/gcc-4.2.4.patch 3. build the original gcc (to make sure it works) If you have any problems when compiling the original gcc, you may try some of my options. - I use "gcc (Ubuntu 4.3.2-1ubuntu12) 4.3.2" to compile gcc-4.2.4. - And I disable some of the original gcc features when compiling it. - My configure is: $./configure --prefix... --enable-languages=c,c++ --disable-libmudflap --disable-objc-gc 4. Apply our patch file ~/gcc/gcc-4.2.4$ patch -p1