On 25 January 2018 at 09:50, Michael Lange <klappn...@freenet.de> wrote:
> Hi, > > On Thu, 25 Jan 2018 09:15:59 +0000 > Michael Fothergill <michael.fotherg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I have the same problem as in Gentoo. > > > > > > In order to install gcc 7.3 rc2 I think I would need to be sid. > > > > > > > > > I don't think I want to be sid at present. > > > > > > > But if I did want to be sid, would a source file like this suffice: > > > > > > deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free > > deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free > > > > or do I need more? > > > > If I become sid then I think I would just install the gcc version above > > the one I have and then reinstall > > the 4.15.0 kernel and maybe I would have the full kernel > > patch............. > > hmm, I don't think installing the latest compiler does any good if you > install a kernel package that was compiled with an older compiler version. > > And from a quick glance it looks like sid still has only gcc-7.2 . > There is a gcc-8 package in experimental though; from again a quick > glance at the dependencies it surely won't easily install on stretch but > it might be worth a try if it installs on buster. > I tried installing gcc 8 on buster. It needs cpp8 which needs libmrpfr6 ie this https://packages.debian.org/unstable/main/libmpfr6 which looks like its about being sid again. I need to go to dependency rehab and sing the dem bones song again. Suggestions on avoiding becoming sid/krankenhaus/unstable/12 step program welcome. Regards MF > Then I guess you would have to compile the kernel from source, which > actually isn't too hard with make-kpkg (however I never tried to force > make-kpkg to use a certain, non-system-default compiler, but that's surely > possible). > > Regards > > Michael > > > .-.. .. ...- . .-.. --- -. --. .- -. -.. .--. .-. --- ... .--. . .-. > > Every living thing wants to survive. > -- Spock, "The Ultimate Computer", stardate 4731.3 > >
