Unfortunately, that appears to be platform specific. I was able to build, as I 
suggested, with gcc 3.4.3 here on NetBSD ix86.

Have you tried pkgsrc/lang/gcc34?

On Monday 21 February 2005 10:47 pm, almeyers@consult-meyers.com wrote:
> >Number:         29488
> >Category:       pkg
> >Synopsis:       package lang/gcc3 does not build
> >Confidential:   no
> >Severity:       critical
> >Priority:       high
> >Responsible:    pkg-manager
> >State:          open
> >Class:          sw-bug
> >Submitter-Id:   net
> >Arrival-Date:   Tue Feb 22 05:47:00 +0000 2005
> >Originator:     A L Meyers
> >Release:        latest cvs pkgsrc bootstrapped to Mandrake Linux 10.1 i386
> >Organization:
>
> Meyers Consulting
>
> >Environment:
>
> Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.8.1-12mdk #1 Fri Oct 1 12:53:41 CEST 2004
> i686 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2800+ unknown GNU/Linux
>
> >Description:
>
> gcc -c   -g -DIN_GCC   -W -Wall -Wwrite-strings -Wstrict-prototypes
> -Wmissing-prototypes    -DHAVE_CONFIG_H   -I/usr/pkg/include   -I. -If -I.
> -I./f -I./config -I./../include f/bad.c -o f/bad.o gcc -c   -g -DIN_GCC  
> -W -Wall -Wwrite-strings -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes   
> -DHAVE_CONFIG_H   -I/usr/pkg/include   -I. -If -I. -I./f -I./config
> -I./../include f/bit.c -o f/bit.o gcc -c   -g -DIN_GCC   -W -Wall
> -Wwrite-strings -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes    -DHAVE_CONFIG_H
>   -I/usr/pkg/include   -I. -If -I. -I./f -I./config -I./../include f/bld.c
> -o f/bld.o gcc -c   -g -DIN_GCC   -W -Wall -Wwrite-strings
> -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes    -DHAVE_CONFIG_H  
> -I/usr/pkg/include   -I. -If -I. -I./f -I./config -I./../include f/com.c -o
> f/com.o f/com.c:11080: error: conflicting types for 'ffecom_gfrt_basictype'
> f/com.h:236: error: previous declaration of 'ffecom_gfrt_basictype' was
> here f/com.c:11080: error: conflicting types for 'ffecom_gfrt_basictype'
> f/com.h:236: error: previous declaration of 'ffecom_gfrt_basictype' was
> here make: *** [f/com.o] Fehler 1
> *** Error code 2
>
> Stop.
> bmake: stopped in /usr/pkgsrc/lang/gcc3-f77
> ===>
> ===> There was an error during the ``build'' phase.
> ===> Please investigate the following for more information:
> ===>      * log of the build
> ===>      * /usr/pkgsrc/lang/gcc3-f77/work/.work.log
> ===>
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop.
> bmake: stopped in /usr/pkgsrc/lang/gcc3-f77
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop.
> bmake: stopped in /usr/pkgsrc/lang/gcc3
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop.
> bmake: stopped in /usr/pkgsrc/lang/gcc3
>
> >How-To-Repeat:
>
> do "bmake install clean" in lang/gcc3
>
> >Fix:
>
> none known; Mandrake Linux 10.1 i386 up to date uses gcc 3.4

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