Date: Thu, 6 Nov 1997 17:10:35 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Doug Lo <jwlo@ms11.hinet.net> Cc: John-David Childs <jdc@nterprise.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Does port has gcc compiler? Message-ID: <19971106171035.29626@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <346160AF.AF1CC421@ms11.hinet.net>; from Doug Lo on Thu, Nov 06, 1997 at 02:16:15PM %2B0800 References: <34613C2E.93AB92F1@ms11.hinet.net> <19971105222653.03055@denver.net> <346160AF.AF1CC421@ms11.hinet.net>
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On Thu, Nov 06, 1997 at 02:16:15PM +0800, Doug Lo wrote: >> On Thursday November 6, 1997, Doug Lo <jwlo@ms11.hinet.net> >> had this to say about "Does port has gcc compiler?": >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I've been looking for lastest gcc compiler, I'm using gcc 2.7 and I want >>> to >>> upgrade it. But I can't find the port for gcc, would anyone tell me >>> where >>> I can get lastest gcc version, thanks. >>> >> >> Doug White and others have posted that gcc is tightly integrated with each >> version of FreeBSD, and thus it's not a good idea to upgrade gcc without >> upgrading the version of FreeBSD. I have on occaision been able to >> upgrade gcc as long as the header files and binaries go in /usr/local/* > > John, > > Last month I upgraded FreeBSD from 2.2.2-R to 2.2.5-R. > According your message, seems like FreeBSD doesn't support this port yet. > So I have to download gcc from prep.ai.mit.edu and compile it by myself, > right? Wrong. What they're trying to explain to you is that (g)cc is part of the system. You have it already, it's just called cc, not gcc. Greghome | help
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