On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 14:15:38 +0100 Thiemo Seufer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Attila Kinali wrote: > > On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 09:56:04 +0100 > > "Falk Hueffner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-3.4 /usr/local/bin/gcc > > > > LOL, this is a joke ? Right ? > > No. I still consider it to be one. > > Look, i don't mind if you say that the symlinks belong to the package > > managment. I don't mind if you say i'm not supposed to touch them > > by hand. But there is a default which version of gcc should be used. > > And if there is a default there should be a way to change _this_ > > default _with_out_ using a workaround. > > Read e.g. http://bugs.debian.org/119952 for an answer. I've read it and there is nothing that adresses any of my argument. It just states that it doesn't fit into your way of doing things. Breaking things isnt an issue, because 1) There are only 2 things that can break: C++ programs and kernel modules. 2) They can only break when compiling new programs/modules Though I'm compiling a lot of c++ programs with different gcc versions linking against the debian packages none of them broke. But when using a different compiler to compile modules than the kernel was compiled with, things will definitly break. 3) I as an admin, want to be able to set the default compiler, no matter what my distro was compiled with and i don't want to mess with PATH because it doesn't fit into your way of doing things. I want to be able to compile the kernel with that, compile my modules, my programs, everything with _my_ default (again w/o workarounding your "way of doing things") Attila Kinali