Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > On Sonntag 28 Juni 2009, Alex Schuster wrote: > >> Roger Mason writes: >> >>> I need gcc 4.3 to compile a specific application. I am hoping that I >>> can install gcc 4.3 alongside 4.1.1 without suffering some awful >>> catastrophe. This is the output of emerge on the machine in question: >>> >> [...] >> >> >>> Can someone confirm that I'll be able to use gcc 4.3 for the specific >>> application that needs it but then revert to 4.1.1 without having to >>> re-compile all or most of my system? >>> >> I'm pretty sure you can. Emerge gcc 4.3, activate it with gcc-config, >> compile your application, and use gcc-config again to revert back to 4.1 if >> you like. >> >> Or keep 4.3 as default, I don't think you could run into problems. >> >> Wonko >> > > he will over time. If you switch default compiler emerge -s world has to be > done. > > But seriously, why staying with 4.1? it's old... and 4.3 was a nice release... > > >
Except for me and a couple others. I had programs that crashed, couldn't get a kernel to work and other issues. I had to go back to 4.1on this rig. After going back, everything works fine. Dale :-) :-)
