Joseph Martin wrote:
> I am currently running gcc2.7.3. I downloaded a program that needs
> 2.8.1 to compile. Which files/components do I need to download to upgrade?
> Where are some websites that discuss this kind of stuff?
You need ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/gcc-2.8.1.tar.gz, or a
precompiled version of it.
> I've also read that the kernel doesn't compile correctly with
> 2.8.*. Therefore I'll want to keep both versions installed. How do I
> specify which version to use when compiling? Is this atoumagically
> determined?
You can either install the front ends (gcc, g++) under a different
name (e.g. gcc-2.8 etc), or just replace the existing front ends with
the new ones, and use `gcc -V 2.7.3 ...' etc to use the old compiler.
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Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
