On 9/6/2009 3:26 PM, Ken Moffat wrote: > 2009/9/6 Marcus Wanner <[email protected]>: > > >> So I can easily update everything except binutils, gcc, and glibc, just >> like installing a new package? After that, is it OK to remove the old one? >> What would happen if I used the old gcc to compile a new gcc, and then >> tried to replace the old one with the new one (and did likewise with the >> other toolchain components)? >> If I can't do that, will the lfs 6.3 be good host for an lfs 6.5? >> > > It should be a good host. For the rest, you would be on your own. > > I've made comments in the past about the static libraries from the > toolchain - my gut feeling is that updating toolchain packages in place > will probably leave packages still linked against sundry toolchain > static libs, but I have no proof either way. > > ĸen > Ok, thanks! It would be annoying to have to rebuild everything just to get a new compiler... One more question: Would it be a bad idea to build and install new versions binutils/gcc/glibc alongside the old ones, so any statically-linked programs built with the old ones will still have the correct versions of their libraries, but the new ones can be used to compile new programs?
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