> DE> Finally, if you do compile them as a.out, I strongly > DE> recommend that you configure them with --prefix=/usr/local and install > DE> them manually so your versions do not interfere with any prepackaged > DE> versions. > > Is gcc included in this recommendation?
Yes. > I had thought I would just build `gcc-2.7.2-5.deb' (I think it > is) and then install it exactly as if it I had just downloaded it from > the Debian-0.93 tree. If you do that, the dependency/conflict checking performed by dpkg and dselect will be useless. This could lead to problems if you forget what you've done when you finally get around to upgrading to Debian-1.x. > Hmm. I just realized I am assuming that an `i486-linuxaout' build > of the Debian-1.1 gcc-2.7.2 sources will create a Debian package that > will install into the same places that `gcc-2.6.3-5.deb' did. There will certainly be some minor differences on where things will install but it should still work. David -- David Engel Optical Data Systems, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1101 E. Arapaho Road (214) 234-6400 Richardson, TX 75081
