Am 07.09.2012 14:53, schrieb Tanstaafl: > On 2012-09-07 7:44 AM, Markos Chandras <hwoar...@gentoo.org> wrote: >> On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 12:24 PM, Tanstaafl<tansta...@libertytrek.org> >> wrote: >>> This has never happened to me before... >>> >>> Since when did a simple GCC upgrade *automatically* REMOVE my prior GCC >>> install??? >>> >>> I have *always* kept my prior GCC around for a while, if not until >>> the next >>> upgrade, just as something to fall back on if the current one breaks. >>> >>> I am NOT a happy camper. > >> This always happens if the gcc your are upgrading to is in the same >> slot as the previous one. > > Well, I've been managing this gentoo server since I installed it over 8 > years ago, and I don't *ever* recall a GCC upgrade removing my prior > version. >
Well, then this simple little command should help you refresh your memory. It shows every install and uninstall of gcc on your system. With 8 years of emerge.log you are good to go genlop -ul | grep 'sys-devel/gcc-[0-9]'
