Compiling GIZA++

Compiling GIZA++ can be a pain, since the available source was compiled for an older version of gcc. With improved compliance provided by gcc to standard C++ in terms of template syntax and semantics, the old GIZA++ does not compile on gcc 4.2. With a lot of fixes, I was able to get GIZA++ working, but the word class creation tool mkcls proved a very tough nut to crack. Luckily, I found a link gcc 4.2 compiled source code here on the StatMT site. Hope that helps anybody looking for GIZA++ and mkcls.