New to C/gcc compiler - compile error.

I am new to comiling c/c++ programs with gcc compilier
unix - AIX version 5.3
gcc compiler version - 4.0.0

My makefile.
# makefile 1.0 08/20/98

#CC = cc
CC = gcc
ESQL = esql
CFLAGS = -Wall
DBSLIB=
DBSLIB=-L${INFORMIXDIR}/lib/esql -L${INFORMIXDIR}/lib `esql -libs`

ALL = hds_near
SOURCELOC =

SOURCES = near.C geo_cus_node.C

OBJECTS = $(SOURCES:.C=.o)

#INCLUDES=-I/usr/lpp/xlC/include -I/usr/include -I$(INFORMIXDIR)/incl/esql -I$(I
NFORMIXDIR)/incl -I/hds/esriapps/infolib -I/usr/lpp/xlC/lib

mylist: $(OBJECT) hds_near

INCLUDES=-I/opt/freeware/include -I/usr/include -I$(INFORMIXDIR)/incl/esql -I$(I
NFORMIXDIR)/incl -I/hds/esriapps/infolib -I/opt/freeware/lib

hds_near: near.o geo_cus_node.o near.h functions.h
$(CC) -b $(INCLUDES) -o hds_near near.o geo_cus_node.o /hds/lib/
shrsysmon.o dbgeo.a /hds/esriapps/infolib/infolib-ibm.a $(DBSLIB) $(INFORMIXDIR
)/lib/netstub.a

# $(CC) -b loadmap:map $(INCLUDES) -o hds_near near.o geo_cus_node.o /hds/lib/shrsysmon.o dbgeo.a /hds/esriapps/infolib/infolib-ibm.a $(DBSLIB) $(INFORMIXDIR)/lib/netstub.a

near.o: near.C near.h dbgeo.a infolib.h functions.h
$(CC) -g $(INCLUDES) -c $(SOURCELOC)near.C

geo_cus_node.o: geo_cus_node.C near.h infolib.h functions.h
$(CC) -g $(DBSLIB) -c $(SOURCELOC)geo_cus_node.C

On commnad line when I type
make -f mymakefile hds_near
I get following error message

   gcc -b -I/opt/freeware/include -I/usr/include -I/usr/informix/incl/esql -I/usr/informix/incl  -I/hds/esriapps/infolib -I/opt/freeware/lib -o hds_near near.o geo\_cus_node.o /hds/lib/shrsysmon.o dbgeo.a /hds/esriapps/infolib/infolib-ibm.a  -L/usr/informix/lib/esql -L/usr/informix/lib \`esql -libs\`  /usr/informix/lib/netstub.a

gcc: couldn't run '-I/opt/freeware/include-gcc-4.0.0': No such file or directory
make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1.

Looking at the error message it looks like gcc compiler was not installed properly. I talked to unix admin and he installed the gcc twice and it's the same error message.

Any suggestion on what am I missing?

Move your new INCLUDE directly below the old commented out include.

I tried and still the same error message

Try this from the same directory that "gcc" lives in....

$ pwd
/opt/TWWfsw/bin
$ ./gcc -v
Reading specs from /opt/TWWfsw/gcc343/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/3.4.3/specs
Configured with: /opt/build/gcc-3.4.3/configure --enable-nls --with-included-gettext --enable-shared --enable-threads --prefix=/opt/TWWfsw/gcc343 --with-local-prefix=/opt/TWWfsw/gcc343
Thread model: aix
gcc version 3.4.3 (TWW)

[frat:/usr/bin]which gcc
/usr/bin/gcc
[frat:/usr/bin]./gcc -v
Using built-in specs.
Target: powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0
Configured with: ../configure --with-as=/usr/bin/as --with-ld=/usr/bin/ld --disable-nls --enable-languages=c,c++ --prefix=/opt/freeware --enable-threads --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs --host=powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0
Thread model: aix
gcc version 4.0.0
[frat:/usr/bin]

Why is it in /usr/bin/gcc?

$ gcc -print-search-dirs
install: /opt/TWWfsw/gcc343/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/3.4.3/
programs: =/opt/TWWfsw/gcc343/libexec/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/3.4.3/:/opt/TWWfsw/gcc343/libexec/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/3.4.3/:/opt/TWWfsw/gcc343/libexec/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/:/opt/TWWfsw/gcc343/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/3.4.3/:/opt/TWWfsw/gcc343/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/:/usr/libexec/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/3.4.3/:/usr/libexec/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/:/usr/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/3.4.3/:/usr/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/:/opt/TWWfsw/gcc343/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/3.4.3/../../../../powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/bin/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/3.4.3/:/opt/TWWfsw/gcc343/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/3.4.3/../../../../powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/bin/
libraries: =/opt/TWWfsw/gcc343/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/3.4.3/:/usr/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/3.4.3/:/opt/TWWfsw/gcc343/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/3.4.3/../../../../powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/lib/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/3.4.3/:/opt/TWWfsw/gcc343/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/3.4.3/../../../../powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/lib/:/opt/TWWfsw/gcc343/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/3.4.3/../../../powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/3.4.3/:/opt/TWWfsw/gcc343/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/3.4.3/../../../:/lib/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/3.4.3/:/lib/:/usr/lib/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0/3.4.3/:/usr/lib/

I don't know why it's installed in /usr/bin/gcc. All our executables are in /usr/bin

But here's the output from command? am I missing any files?

[frat:/usr/bin]gcc -print-search-dirs
install: /opt/freeware/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/4.0.0/
programs: =/opt/freeware/libexec/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/4.0.0/:/opt/freeware/libexec/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/4.0.0/:/opt/freeware/libexec/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/:/opt/freeware/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/4.0.0/:/opt/freeware/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/:/usr/libexec/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/4.0.0/:/usr/libexec/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/:/usr/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/4.0.0/:/usr/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/:/opt/freeware/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/4.0.0/../../../../powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/bin/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/4.0.0/:/opt/freeware/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/4.0.0/../../../../powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/bin/
libraries: =/opt/freeware/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/4.0.0/:/usr/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/4.0.0/:/opt/freeware/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/4.0.0/../../../../powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/lib/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/4.0.0/:/opt/freeware/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/4.0.0/../../../../powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/lib/:/opt/freeware/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/4.0.0/../../../powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/4.0.0/:/opt/freeware/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/4.0.0/../../../:/lib/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/4.0.0/:/lib/:/usr/lib/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/4.0.0/:/usr/lib/

Is it installed in there?

Yes. Atleast it seems like it.

[frat:/opt]ls /opt/freeware/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/4.0.0/
include libgcc.a libgcc_s.a libsupc++.a pthread
install-tools libgcc_eh.a libstdc++.a ppc64
[frat:/opt]

gcc: couldn't run '-I/opt/freeware/include-gcc-4.0.0': No such file or directory

does that directory exist, or is it a link, or does it not exist?

does the directory "include-gcc-4.0.0" exist anyware?