diff -u old/create-comp-config.sh new/create-comp-config.sh
--- usr/lib/compaq/cxx-6.5.9.31/alpha-linux/bin/create-comp-config.sh.old	2008-04-13 16:27:32.000000000 -0400
--- usr/lib/compaq/cxx-6.5.9.31/alpha-linux/bin/create-comp-config.sh		2008-04-13 16:24:57.000000000 -0400
@@ -342,10 +342,10 @@
   fi
 fi
 
-if [ ! -r "$GCC_PATH/specs" ]; then
-  echo "Error: Unable to find GCC at $GCC_PATH. GCC must be installed." 1>&2
-  aborting
-fi
+#if [ ! -r "$GCC_PATH/specs" ]; then
+#  echo "Error: Unable to find GCC at $GCC_PATH. GCC must be installed." 1>&2
+#  aborting
+#fi
 
 #
 # What header and lib dirs should we be using? The ones that the specified
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
 PGM="int main(int argc, char **argv) {return 0;}"
 echo "$PGM" > /tmp/${PREFIX}_install$$.c
 GCC_VER=`basename $GCC_PATH`
-env -i PATH=$PATH gcc -v -V $GCC_VER /tmp/${PREFIX}_install$$.c \
+env -i PATH=$PATH gcc -V $GCC_VER -v /tmp/${PREFIX}_install$$.c \
            -o /tmp/${PREFIX}_install$$ > /tmp/${PREFIX}_install$$.log 2>&1 || {
     cat - /tmp/${PREFIX}_install$$.log <<- EOF 1>&2
 	Error: gcc -V $GCC_VER failed to compile and link "$PGM".
@@ -364,8 +364,17 @@
 }
 #
 # Get the list of include directories from the list displayed by gcc -v
+# Sort gcc-lib paths last.
 #
-USR_DIST_INC=`sed -n -e '1,/^\#include <...>/d' -e '/^End of search list/q' -e '/^/p' /tmp/${PREFIX}_install$$.log`
+USR_DIST_INC=`
+    sed -n \
+	-e '1,/^\#include <...>/d' \
+	-e '/^End of search list/q' \
+	-e '/gcc-lib/!p' /tmp/${PREFIX}_install$$.log;
+    sed -n \
+	-e '1,/^\#include <...>/d' \
+	-e '/^End of search list/q' \
+	-e '/gcc-lib/p' /tmp/${PREFIX}_install$$.log`
 
 # Get the name of the linker command (ld or collect2), and library directories
 # by examining the way gcc invoked the linker