Date: Fri, 24 Jan 97 10:14:29 GMT From: Tim Bissell <tjb@fnbc.co.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: up-to-date gcc on 2.1.x (was Re: FreeBSD Newbie...) Message-ID: <13045.9701241014@lib28.fnbc.co.uk> References: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970123110136.6018F-100000@localhost>
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Doug White wrote: First off, thanks for all your help Doug, you provide a sterling service! >> And how can i upgrade the gcc/libc/libg++ ? Can I ftp from prep.ai.mit.edu >> the src and compile them ? > >No, you cannot; there are many FreeBSD-specific fixes in gcc that make it >uncompilable by normal mortals directly from distribution. If you felt >sadistic you could checkout the gcc source from the FreeBSD source tree >and build it yourself, but I think that upgrading using the normal method >would save you many headaches and lots of aspirin. > This is not entirely true; you can install a later release of gcc *as gcc* without too much pain; just don't try and upgrade the system C compiler 'cc'! I have installed gcc 2.7.2.1 and 4.1.6 gdb in /usr/local to allow me to compile and debug GNUstep programs, and after one patch to a GNU header file (available on request), they coexist peacefully. Tim
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