Re: pkg requires gcc44 or later, but won't use existing gcc46?

To: "John D. Baker" <jdbaker%mylinuxisp.com@localhost>
Subject: Re: pkg requires gcc44 or later, but won't use existing gcc46?
From: Jonathan Perkin <jperkin%joyent.com@localhost>
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 16:56:28 +0000

* On 2014-03-24 at 16:52 GMT, John D. Baker wrote:

> On Mon, 24 Mar 2014, Richard PALO wrote:
> 
> >We will probably need to see your error messages as to why your gcc46
> >is not being used.
> 
> There were no error messages.  The libvpx Makefile has "GCC_REQD=4.4",
> causing it to depend explicitly on "lang/gcc44".  Not finding any
> "lang/gcc44" package already installed, it then tries to build
> "lang/gcc44".

This is wrong, and is fixed in pkgsrc trunk.  GCC_REQD should be
appended to, not set.  Setting it means that any newer versions are
ignored, hence pulling in gcc44 regardless of having 4.6 installed.

-- 
Jonathan Perkin  -  Joyent, Inc.  -  www.joyent.com

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