Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2015 12:58:08 -0600 From: Will Senn <will.senn@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: gnu make and gcc Message-ID: <564CCA40.7070609@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20151118150215.GB19167@geeks.org> References: <564C91DA.3040909@gmail.com> <20151118150215.GB19167@geeks.org>
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On 11/18/15 9:02 AM, Doug McIntyre wrote: > On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 08:57:30AM -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? I >> am trying to build the simh PDP simulator on freebsd and the makefile is >> a gnu makefile. > Sure, in addition to 'cc' and 'make', you'll have 'gcc' and 'gmake' if > you install those packages. GNU Make is almost always installed by me. > GCC not so much, you may want to try the clang 'cc' first to see if it'll > compile what you need first. > > BTW: simh is already a prebuilt package as well, not sure if with the > options you need. > > Thanks for pointing out that it could be enough to just use gmake. I was wondering how much of the toolchain I could get away with if I went that route. First, I'm going to try the port. Thanks, Will
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