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Hi nunnari,

I'm don't know exactly why default compiler is in version 2.7.2.1 but if you
want you can go to /usr/ports/lang/gcc28 (of course if you have ports
installed) and install 2.8 by yourself.

Maxim

nunnari wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> I was a linux user for many years, but recently decided to give a try to
>
> FreeBSD. I must say that from the very first minute, I felt I was
> dealing
> with a better unix. I very much like hacking around and with the help
> of some kind soul I hope to end up  with a nice development environment.
>
> I don't use Xwindow because my tzeng card seems to have some trouble
> to restore video mode when exiting Xwindow.
>
> My hardware is not one of the most modern... 1993
> 486DX66, 20MB RAM, Mitzumi 1x CDROM, tzeng et4000 1MB
>
> I just installed 3.0-RELEASE for C++ develop purposes.
> The first thing I did after installing was:
>   g++ -v
> which reported version 2.7.2.1
>
> My question is:
> Are there any reason to hold on 2.7.2.1 instead of upgrading to 2.8.x ?
> I was told that version 2.8 added much better C++ features support (
> template,
> exception handling, rtti, etc...)
> Are there any downsides on 2.8.x ?
> Is the 2.8 version already in the ports?
> If not, would my upgrading to 2.8.x impact in any way with FreeBSD
> environnment (I mean in building a customized kernel, or building the
> ports) ?
>
> How about configuring csh to bring up the previous command line
> pressing the uparrow? I didn't try CTRL+p yet...
>
> Any help/hints will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Best regards.
>
> Roberto Nunnari
> WWW : http://www.freeyellow.com/members5/noonlights/
>
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