On Tuesday 13 March 2007 17:38:24 de Almeida, Valmor F. wrote:
> A related issue. My current gcc version is 3.3.6 and the new profile is
> pulling an update
[SNIP]
> and also the new 4.1.
>
> [ebuild  NS   ] sys-devel/gcc-4.1.1-r3  USE="doc fortran nls (-altivec)
> -bootstrap -build -gcj -gtk (-hardened) -ip28 -ip32r10k -mudflap
> (-multilib) -multislot (-n32) (-n64) -nocxx -objc -objc++ -objc-gc -test
> -vanilla" 38,326 kB
>
> I am worried about some of the flags. Notably, -nocxx. The description
> of this flag in /usr/portage/profiles/use.desc
>
> nocxx - Disable support for C++ (DON'T USE THIS UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT
> YOU'RE DOING)
>
> -nocxx is been set by the 2006.1 profile; I guess.

Clearly it is not set as indicated by the minus in front of it. And it should 
be set. Please read the handbook...

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=2&chap=2

> Also is gcc-4.1 in a pretty good shape to use?

Sure. As long as you follow the gcc upgrade guide carefully.

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gcc-upgrading.xml

-- 
Bo Andresen

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