On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 09:35:55 +0100 "Falk Hueffner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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: > > > 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. Sorry, how am i supposed to change the default compiler if i'm not allowed to change the symlinks ? No, changing $PATH doesn't work as all gcc binaries are installed in /usr/bin. Attila Kinali