Attila Kinali <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb am 07.01.05 09:27:43: > On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 23:38:08 +0100 > "Falk Hueffner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > It is possible to have various versions of gcc&co installed, > > > though none of the packages use the alternative system but > > > a couple of unrelated symlinks in /usr/bin. > > > Thus, these symlinks get overwritten on every update. > > > > Symlinks in /usr/bin belong to dpkg; you have no business changing > > them. So this is certainly not a critical bug. > > Ok, what is then the reason to allow multiple versions of > gcc if i'm not allowed to change the default one ?
The reason is to allow calling them by their name (like gcc-3.4), or to change the default compiler by means other than a symlink in /usr/bin, for example by putting them earlier in $PATH. Falk
