Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 17:02:31 +0200 From: Oren Sarig <sarig@bezeqint.net> To: Marc Wandschneider <MarcW@Lanfear.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: latest gcc? Message-ID: <019a01bf3756$1ecf9920$470cb3d4@asmodean> References: <13D5F9EDFD72D211BC3100105A1C22330549CB@akira.lanfear.com>
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> gcc appears to be up to version 2.95 or so. > > Question: Is there a way to update the 2.7.2 that comes with > 3.3 release to this version? or, do I have to download and build the > latest, put it in /usr/local/bin as gcc, and unlink /usr/bin/gcc so that > cc still works with 2.7 ... > > any recommendations? Yep, though it's probably not what you want: don't upgrade. When the release was made, a whole lot newer version of gcc was available, and wasn't included for a reason: gcc 2.7.1.2 (or whatever it is) is the best cross between beinng latest and being good - gcc 2.8 introduced bugs that render it unusable for lots of tasks. 2.9 is no different. If you want a more modern compiler, use egcs, probably from ports. Cheers, Oren Sarig sarig@bezeqint.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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