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Subject: Re: newbie question on upgrading GCC
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On Monday 10 April 2006 16:01, Jim Stapleton wrote:
> how do I setup make.conf to automatically use the new compiler?
>
> Is there any way to set this new compiler as the default (such as
> building the OS), without causing issues? Or would that be just a
> royal pain in the posterior that is not worth the effort?

IIRC make buildworld  doesn't even use the default compiler directly. It just 
uses it to "bootstrap" the build of its own new compiler.