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authorScott Beamer <sbeamer3@gmail.com>2016-01-11 14:41:57 -0800
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$ sudo apt-get install autoconf automake autotools-dev curl libmpc-dev libmpfr-dev libgmp-dev gawk build-essential bison flex texinfo gperf libtool patchutils bc
-Note: This requires GCC >= 4.8 for C++11 support (including thread_local).
-To use a compiler different than the default (for example on OS X), use:
+_Note:_ This requires a compiler with C++11 support (e.g. GCC >= 4.8).
+To use a compiler different than the default, use:
$ CC=gcc-5 CXX=g++-5 ./build.sh
-One way to get a working gcc is to install [Homebrew](http://brew.sh) and issue
-
- $ brew install gcc
+_Note for OS X:_ We recommend using [Homebrew](http://brew.sh) to install the dependencies (`gawk gnu-sed gmp mpfr libmpc isl`) or even to install the tools [directly](https://github.com/riscv/homebrew-riscv). This repo will build with Apple's command-line developer tools (clang) in addition to gcc.
# <a name="newlibman"></a>The RISC-V GCC/Newlib Toolchain Installation Manual