Jean-Marc Lasgouttes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

| No, it automatically recognizes the compiler version. There are of
| course a few bugs to overcome, but this may be doable.

ok...so you never really know what you get from STLport.

| Lars> In these package days it is easier to install a package than to
| Lars> untar a file.
| 
| Sure, on linux. In a place like mine where every program is
| potentially used by 150 people, they are a bit reluctant to update
| crucial programs too often.

It _is_ possible to have several versions of gcc installed at the same
time...

| And if you are working on a linux PC at
| home, upgrading gcc via rpm often means upgrading you distribution
| anyway, so it can take a lot of time.

Some times. If you don't want to upgrade the distribution you have the
option of rebuilding from src.rpm.
(what I did with mandrakes gcc-2.95.2 to have on RH 6.1)

| Lars> Making LyX work with gcc 2.7.x has absolutely no priority with
| Lars> me... (hmm it seems that I already said this...)
| 
| But what about 2.6.x? This would be a real challenge, so I'm sure you
| would find it interesting ;)

2.6.x? Are you stupid!! Writing C++ without a C++ compiler... nice.
(my christmas weekend begins today)

        Lgb

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