On Sep 12, 2013, at 11:24 PM, Alexey Dokuchaev <[email protected]> wrote:
> hi,
>
> cooked something up, so people would get less confused about proper
> USE_GCC usage. diff attached.
>
> - <programlisting>USE_GCC=3.4</programlisting>
> + <programlisting>USE_GCC=X.Y</programlisting>
>
> - <para>would add a dependency on gcc34 for every port,
> - including gcc34 itself!</para>
> + <para>(where X.Y is version number) would add a dependency on
> + gccXY for every port, including <literal>lang/gccXY</literal>
> + itself!</para>
I am unsure about this change. I understand the value in generalizing it, but I
think leaving it with a specific version number provides a clearer example. So,
it might be better as it is currently written?
> <entry><makevar>USE_GCC</makevar></entry>
> - <entry>The port requires a specific version of
> - <command>gcc</command> to build. The exact version
> - can be specified with value such as
> - <literal>3.4</literal>. The minimal required
> - version can be specified as <literal>3.4+</literal>.
> - The <command>gcc</command> from the base system is
> - used when it satisfies the requested version,
> - otherwise an appropriate <command>gcc</command> is
> - compiled from ports and the <makevar>CC</makevar>
> - and <makevar>CXX</makevar> variables are
> - adjusted.</entry>
> + <entry>The port requires GCC (<command>gcc</command> or
> + <command>g++</command>) to build. Some ports need any
> + GCC version, some require modern, recent versions. It
> + is typically set to <literal>any</literal> (in this
> + case, GCC from base would be used on versions of &os;
> + that still have it, or <literal>lang/gcc</literal> port
> + would be installed when default C/C++ compiler is Clang);
> + or <literal>yes</literal> (means always use stable, modern
> + GCC from <literal>lang/gcc</literal> port). The exact
> + version can be also specified, with a value such as
> + <literal>4.7</literal>. The minimal required
> + version can be specified as <literal>4.6+</literal>.
> + The GCC from the base system is used when it satisfies
> + the requested version, otherwise an appropriate compiler
> + in built from the port, and the <makevar>CC</makevar>
> + and <makevar>CXX</makevar> variables are adjusted
> + accordingly.</entry>
I have some ideas about clarifying this, but I would like to better understand
the final point because "appropriate compiler" is a little vague. Is lang/gcc
the compiler that is always used in this situation as long as it satisfies the
minimal version requirement? Or is it possible that a version older than
lang/gcc will be used?
Example: USE_GCC is set to "4.2+". Would lang/gcc (currently at 4.6, I believe)
always be built and installed? Or would 4.2 potentially be built, as this is
also available in the ports tree? If I should get clarification on another
list, I would be glad to do that.
Matt
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