On Monday 21 July 2008 23:27:49 Garrett Cooper wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 4:09 AM, Jeremy Chadwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 03:11:25AM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >> FreeBSD **.vizion2000.net 7.0-STABLE FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE #0: Wed Jul 16
> >> 09:27:38 PDT 2008 @**.vizion2000.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC
> >> amd64 # pkg_info |grep gcc
> >> gcc-4.1.3_20080630 GNU Compiler Collection 4.1
> >> gcc-4.2.5_20080702 GNU Compiler Collection 4.2
> >> gccmakedep-1.0.2 Create dependencies in makefiles using 'gcc -M'
> >>
> >> Should both versions be installed?
> >
> > That depends. Are you using any ports which depend on specific versions
> > of GCC? The base system version comes with gcc 4.2.1. There may be
> > ports which require older or newer GCC, however.
> >
> > "pkg_info -R" should help you determine what ports are dependant upon
> > those two GCC ports.
>
> There isn't anything wrong with having multiple compilers installed on
> a given system, insomuch as they install within separate directories
> or are prefixed differently. The sym-/hard-links for the compiler last
> installed may be the one that gets used though (not sure because I
> don't have any experience installing gcc from ports on FreeBSD)...
>
> >> Do they not place files in same place?
> >
> > No.
>
> This ties into the reply above, but if you have a compiler provided by
> the base system and a compiler provided by ports, they won't install
> in the same location, as ${PREFIX} dictates in ports.
>
> -Garrett
What happens, as in this instance, the system was originally on 6.1 then 6.3 &
subsequently upgraded to 7.0?
How can I tell whether the versions were installed by the base system or via
ports?
I am not clear about how the system distinguishes between gcc installed via
ports and via base system. Indcidentally when did gcc become part of the base
system?
david
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