Helmut Jarausch <jarausch <at> skynet.be> writes:
> > Just for grins, I'm thinking about installing a gentoo system
> > that is (~) testing and newer codes and setting gcc-.5.2
> I don't use lxqt here, but ...
lxqt is trivial and not critical, so let's just ignore that part.
> I'm using gcc-5.2.0 very successfully here. I am not aware of a single
package which doesn't compile with
> this version.
> And the kernel itself compiles just fine (currentlich running 4.2.0-rc6
compiled with gcc-5.2.0)
WOW! cool beans.....
OK so going this far out on the compiler is new ground for me
(but very exciting too....
Looking at the portage tree, I doubt you got gcc-5.2.8 there......?
using 'eix -eR' I do not see and ebuild anywhere for that new
and specific version (5.2.8)
Did you use a (9999) version from somewhere?
eix -eR gcc | grep 9999
(4.8-vcs) **4.8.4_pre9999^s[11]
(4.9-vcs) **4.9.1_pre9999^s[11]
(4.10-vcs) **4.10.0_pre9999^s[11]
(9999) **9999^s[6]
Or can your reference some guide or briefly outline the steps to
you used (including patches) to get gcc-5.2.8 ?
I'm guess you just had a regularly (default) gentoo install and upgraded
the gcc and then just recompiled (@everyhing?) Some guidance on that
process would be keen too.
> One caveat though when upgrading a system which has been built with gcc-x
for x < 5.
> The (pure) C++ libraries aren't compatible with older versions so that all
packages which link to
> libstdc++ or libsupc++ have to be rebuilt. Packages which just use C
aren't effected at all.
What about boost?
I'll start off with a minimal install and get it all upgraded to
gcc-5.2.8-rhelmut and then slow add/test codes from there...
> Helmut
This is fantastic!
THANKS IN ADVANCE for any guidance you are comfortable providing.
James
