From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 11 16:31:22 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 522E916A400 for ; Tue, 11 Apr 2006 16:31:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from pi.codefab.com (pi.codefab.com [199.103.21.227]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DABB843D48 for ; Tue, 11 Apr 2006 16:31:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pi.codefab.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E55E5E1E; Tue, 11 Apr 2006 12:31:21 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at codefab.com Received: from pi.codefab.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (pi.codefab.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id N9MCw+6yXvCO; Tue, 11 Apr 2006 12:31:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.1.3] (pool-68-161-112-80.ny325.east.verizon.net [68.161.112.80]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pi.codefab.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 39EF95D8A; Tue, 11 Apr 2006 12:31:20 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <443BD9DA.9080002@mac.com> Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 12:31:22 -0400 From: Chuck Swiger User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (Windows/20051201) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jim Stapleton References: <80f4f2b20604100743t7d64053en84728f5c7e10f627@mail.gmail.com> <20060410145051.GA49978@owl.midgard.homeip.net> <80f4f2b20604100801j72e547e4k4b40883a331be422@mail.gmail.com> <20060410153505.GA50261@owl.midgard.homeip.net> <80f4f2b20604100841m53c07a42i210cc234516f02c0@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <80f4f2b20604100841m53c07a42i210cc234516f02c0@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: newbie question on upgrading GCC X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 16:31:22 -0000 Jim Stapleton wrote: [ ... ] >> When it comes to changing the default compiler a good rule of thumb is >> that if you need to ask how to do it, then you should not do it. > > That seems to be a general *nix world rule of thumb for just about everything... The UNIX world is willing to give you a loaded gun, but we try not to instruct people on how to shoot their own feet without at least giving them a warning that doing so will hurt. :-) -- -Chuck