From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 30 00:03:40 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90796106566B for ; Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:03:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bennett@cs.niu.edu) Received: from mp.cs.niu.edu (mp.cs.niu.edu [131.156.145.41]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6275B8FC12 for ; Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:03:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mp.cs.niu.edu (bennett@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mp.cs.niu.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n9U03cel028507; Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:03:38 -0500 (CDT) Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:03:38 -0500 (CDT) From: Scott Bennett Message-Id: <200910300003.n9U03cxL028506@mp.cs.niu.edu> To: henry.olyer@gmail.com Cc: bf1783@googlemail.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: lang/gcc43 and lang/gcc44 installation procedures broken after updates 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: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:03:40 -0000 On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:19:28 -0400 Henry Olyer wrote: >Look, keep claiming that it's working if you like, but I've been backing up >another machine and making notes -- so that when I do my reinstall of 7.2, I >don't have to come back here again, asking for help that's already been >given. > >My point is: gcc44 doesn't work. It is broken and I suspect it's going to >stay broken. Only a fresh install *might* fix the problem. Given that it has just finished compiling math/octave-3.2.3 in the last minute or two, I'd say your assessment of gcc44 needs some modification. :-) > >I know these systems are very complex, I don't want to criticize anyone -- >I'm very impressed that the FreeBSD community works as well as it does; And >after all, this is the first time I've encountered problems this serious, >and I used to write compilers, so I know that you guys have done a terrific >job. > >But let's move on; gcc44 doesn't work, it's not going to, and we need to It does work. >focus on a repair strategy. Is it to simply to do a fresh install? I've >been backing up, I'll do this if I have to... > And it installed fine, too, which you would have known if you had read my followup to the suggestion to do a "make distclean install" from the lang/gcc44 directory, rather than to install it via portmaster. Assuming that the old-fashioned method handled any accumulated patches properly, then I think the only problem is in portmaster, rather than lang/gcc4[34]. What, in particular, about those two ports caused portmaster to screw up remains to be determined. Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG ********************************************************************** * Internet: bennett at cs.niu.edu * *--------------------------------------------------------------------* * "A well regulated and disciplined militia, is at all times a good * * objection to the introduction of that bane of all free governments * * -- a standing army." * * -- Gov. John Hancock, New York Journal, 28 January 1790 * **********************************************************************