Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 19:56:37 -0600 From: Mike Meyer <mwm-dated-1044150998.9cbbfa@mired.org> To: "Thaddeus J. Quintin" <quintin@ohio.edu> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Installing new versions of GCC Message-ID: <15925.58197.393122.606646@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <001301c2c665$0d28f620$0200a8c0@tjqathlonpc> References: <001301c2c665$0d28f620$0200a8c0@tjqathlonpc>
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In <001301c2c665$0d28f620$0200a8c0@tjqathlonpc>, Thaddeus J. Quintin <quintin@ohio.edu> typed: > Greetings- > > I'm a pretty new user of FreeBSD and I've enjoyed every minute of it so > far. > > I'm trying to update gcc via the package/ports system, but I've had a > few problems. > > 'pkg_add -r gcc' > > Results in a error message that the file is unavailable. This make > sense, because the package it's looking for > (ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-4.7-release/Latest/gcc. > tgz) does not exist. > > I downloaded the ports package (/usr/ports) and went into the /lang/gcc > directory. I first tried 'make.' That ran for awhile, but when it I don't see a "lang/gcc". I see a collection of lang/gcc<vers>. Did you really go to lang/gcc32? > finished, gcc still reported version '2.95.4.' After that, I realized I > should run 'make install.' That ran for awhile, but in the end, when I > ran gcc -v I still got this message- > > Using builtin specs. > gcc version 2.95.4 20020320 [FreeBSD] Which gcc did you run? the one that comes with the system - 2.95.4 - is /usr/bin/gcc. The one the port installed is probably /usr/local/bin/gcc, or /usr/local/bin/gcc32 or some such. > I'd like to be using 3.2 so I'd be using the same compiler as my > University's server. I could get the source from GNU and install that, > but I'm trying to utilize the FreeBSD Package/ports system as much as > possible. > > Am I missing something?? Is there something else I should try? Well, going to 5.0 has been suggested, but moving off -STABLE seems extreme when there are ports of the version you want. However, if you want to compile your system with 3.2, going to -CURRENT - via 5.0-RELEASE - is the easiest solution. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/consulting.html Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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