Re: newbie question on upgrading GCC
Jim Stapleton wrote: [ ... ] When it comes to changing the default compiler a good rule of thumb is that if you need to ask how to do it, then you should not do it. That seems to be a general *nix world rule of thumb for just about everything... The UNIX world is willing to give you a loaded gun, but we try not to instruct people on how to shoot their own feet without at least giving them a warning that doing so will hurt. :-) -- -Chuck ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: newbie question on upgrading GCC
On Mon, Apr 10, 2006 at 10:43:51AM -0400, Jim Stapleton wrote: I did a make install clean in the lang/gcc40/ directory to get a newer version of GCC, and it seems happy, so the next thing I did was I replaced my /usr/bin/gcc, /usr/bin/g++, etc. binaries with hard links to the /usr/local/bin/gcc-freebsd-4.0, /usr/local/bin/g++-freebsd-4.0, etc. binaries. That sounds like a bad idea. Now when I try to make things, I get a lot of errors and most compilation fails. Yes, a bad idea indeed. Do not try to change the base compiler unless you really know what you are doing. I backed up the original binaries (gcc - gcc-original), and things seem to be fixed, and compiles work. What should I do? You should leave the standard compiler alone. If you wish to use the newer compiler invoke it as gcc40 (IIRC), but don't try use it to rebuild FreeBSD itself. Also, the ports install does not make a cc-freebsd-4.0 binary, so I'm leary of replacing it with a hard link to the gcc-freebsd-4.0 biary, although when I run cc --version, it tells me that it is gcc 3.4.x, which is the default gcc install. -- Insert your favourite quote here. Erik Trulsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: newbie question on upgrading GCC
how do I setup make.conf to automatically use the new compiler? Is there any way to set this new compiler as the default (such as building the OS), without causing issues? Or would that be just a royal pain in the posterior that is not worth the effort? On 4/10/06, Erik Trulsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Apr 10, 2006 at 10:43:51AM -0400, Jim Stapleton wrote: I did a make install clean in the lang/gcc40/ directory to get a newer version of GCC, and it seems happy, so the next thing I did was I replaced my /usr/bin/gcc, /usr/bin/g++, etc. binaries with hard links to the /usr/local/bin/gcc-freebsd-4.0, /usr/local/bin/g++-freebsd-4.0, etc. binaries. That sounds like a bad idea. Now when I try to make things, I get a lot of errors and most compilation fails. Yes, a bad idea indeed. Do not try to change the base compiler unless you really know what you are doing. I backed up the original binaries (gcc - gcc-original), and things seem to be fixed, and compiles work. What should I do? You should leave the standard compiler alone. If you wish to use the newer compiler invoke it as gcc40 (IIRC), but don't try use it to rebuild FreeBSD itself. Also, the ports install does not make a cc-freebsd-4.0 binary, so I'm leary of replacing it with a hard link to the gcc-freebsd-4.0 biary, although when I run cc --version, it tells me that it is gcc 3.4.x, which is the default gcc install. -- Insert your favourite quote here. Erik Trulsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: newbie question on upgrading GCC
On Mon, Apr 10, 2006 at 11:01:21AM -0400, Jim Stapleton wrote: how do I setup make.conf to automatically use the new compiler? Don't. But if you insist on doing that you could try putting CC=/usr/local/bin/gcc40 CXX=/usr/local/bin/g++40 into /etc/make.conf. Just be aware that it will probably not work very well. Is there any way to set this new compiler as the default (such as building the OS), without causing issues? Not without causing issues, no. Or would that be just a royal pain in the posterior that is not worth the effort? That does sound like a fairly accurate description. When it comes to changing the default compiler a good rule of thumb is that if you need to ask how to do it, then you should not do it. On 4/10/06, Erik Trulsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Apr 10, 2006 at 10:43:51AM -0400, Jim Stapleton wrote: I did a make install clean in the lang/gcc40/ directory to get a newer version of GCC, and it seems happy, so the next thing I did was I replaced my /usr/bin/gcc, /usr/bin/g++, etc. binaries with hard links to the /usr/local/bin/gcc-freebsd-4.0, /usr/local/bin/g++-freebsd-4.0, etc. binaries. That sounds like a bad idea. Now when I try to make things, I get a lot of errors and most compilation fails. Yes, a bad idea indeed. Do not try to change the base compiler unless you really know what you are doing. I backed up the original binaries (gcc - gcc-original), and things seem to be fixed, and compiles work. What should I do? You should leave the standard compiler alone. If you wish to use the newer compiler invoke it as gcc40 (IIRC), but don't try use it to rebuild FreeBSD itself. Also, the ports install does not make a cc-freebsd-4.0 binary, so I'm leary of replacing it with a hard link to the gcc-freebsd-4.0 biary, although when I run cc --version, it tells me that it is gcc 3.4.x, which is the default gcc install. -- Insert your favourite quote here. Erik Trulsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Insert your favourite quote here. Erik Trulsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: newbie question on upgrading GCC
When it comes to changing the default compiler a good rule of thumb is that if you need to ask how to do it, then you should not do it. That seems to be a general *nix world rule of thumb for just about everything... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: newbie question on upgrading GCC
On Monday 10 April 2006 16:01, Jim Stapleton wrote: how do I setup make.conf to automatically use the new compiler? Is there any way to set this new compiler as the default (such as building the OS), without causing issues? Or would that be just a royal pain in the posterior that is not worth the effort? IIRC make buildworld doesn't even use the default compiler directly. It just uses it to bootstrap the build of its own new compiler. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
