Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 10:57:57 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org> To: Erich Zigler <erichz@superhero.org> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: gcc question Message-ID: <20001206105757.A92102@dragon.nuxi.com> In-Reply-To: <20001205165121.A21588@superhero.org>; from erichz@superhero.org on Tue, Dec 05, 2000 at 04:51:21PM -0600 References: <20001205165121.A21588@superhero.org>
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On Tue, Dec 05, 2000 at 04:51:21PM -0600, Erich Zigler wrote:
> What is the point of having gcc ports. I thought gcc 2.95.2 was
> included with FreeBSD 4.x
Some code is only compilable with gcc-2.7.2, as that's not the base
compiler in 4.x, there is a port for it. Some code only compiles with
gcc-2.8, that has never been the base compiler, thus there is a port for
it. Some code really wants the latest compiler, under 3.x that is not
the system compiler, thus there is a port for it.
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-- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
GNU is Not Unix / Linux Is Not UniX
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