Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2015 12:56:29 -0600 From: Will Senn <will.senn@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: gnu make and gcc Message-ID: <564CC9DD.5070400@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20151118170424.6f085661.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <564C91DA.3040909@gmail.com> <20151118170424.6f085661.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On 11/18/15 10:04 AM, Polytropon wrote: > On Wed, 18 Nov 2015 08:57:30 -0600, Will Senn wrote: >> Is it ok to install gnu make and gcc on FreeBSD 10.2? and is it safe to >> do so? Or, will it cause confusion with the system provided toolset? > Yes, there are ports for both which you can install. For GCC, > the binary will be called gcc or gccXY (where XY is the version), > and GNU make will be called gmake. It will not conflict with > system tools. Great to hear. I may just use the ports version of SimH, but I'm sure I'll run across the need again sometime. > >> I >> am trying to build the simh PDP simulator on freebsd and the makefile is >> a gnu makefile. > You should be able to use SimH included in the ports collection, > which is fully compatible with FreeBSD's ports infrastructure > (so "make install" will work - and install every dependency needed > to do so). Or install via pkg. :-) This didn't even occur to me to try. I guess I thought it was too far out in left field. I guess not. I'll give it a try. Thanks.
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