[PLUG] Upgrading core packages like binutils, glibc, gcc, ...

[Hemant Mohan]

> I have to upgrade core packages in my RedHat 9 box in order to
> install Oracle 10g. I downloaded the tar.gz source files but couldn't
> find the information necessary for compiling and linking the source.
> Any info about availability of such material online / in any book is
> welcome. I don't mind downloading src rpms if available anywhere but
> would prefer compiling and linking.
>

The README files and INSTALL directory has some information. Else you 
may like to look at http://www.linuxfromscratch.org and follow the 
relevant portions, to build the toolchains. 
I have never build the toolchains like that for the host system, but 
have been successful to build cross-tollschains following CLFS.

Cheers,
Hemant

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