On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 06:40:33AM +1000, Samuel Tyler wrote: > Ok, I understand all this. So what happens (for example) if I have > installed GCC 6.1.0 and I want to upgrade to GCC 6.2.0. If I was not to > rebuild the entire system, and I just ran the configure make make install > commands in the book, would it _entirely_ replace GCC 6.1.0? >
Please do not top post. As with most package upgrades, things are left behind unless you specifically remove them afterwards. In most cases, this is not a problem. If '/' is comparatively small, after doing some upgrades of big packages you might need to clear out some of the things left behind so that you have enough space. What it _will_ do is replace the executables, the libraries in /usr/lib, and the info files and manpages. The things left behind are in the versioned directories in: /usr/include/c++/ /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/ /usr/libexec/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/ /usr/share/ ĸen -- `I shall take my mountains', said Lu-Tze. `The climate will be good for them.' -- Small Gods -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
