> No, it should not. Read /usr/share/doc/gcc/README.Debian: > > gcc-defaults for Debian > ----------------------- > > Provide the architecture specific defaults for the compilers of the > GNU compiler collection (gcc). > > The default compiler versions for Debian GNU/Linux on i386 are > (minor version numbers omitted): > > cpp - cpp-2.95.4 (package cpp-2.95) > gcc - gcc-2.95.4 (package cpp-2.95) > g++ - g++-2.95.4 (package cpp-2.95) > gobjc - gcc-2.95.4 (package cpp-2.95) > g77 - g77-2.95.4 (package cpp-2.95) > gcj - gcj-3.0 (package cpp-3.0) > gpc - gpc-2.95.4 (package cpp-2.95) > chill - chill-2.95.4 (package cpp-2.95)
ok, I'll fix this for the next upload ^^^^^^^^^ > This is not supposed to be user selectable on a systemwide basis. The > compilers are too different. ... and include the rationale in the README.