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my gcc 3.2.1 (linux - if that matters) prints out more than just the version:

# gcc --verison
gcc (GCC) 3.2.1
Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.


my little patch strips off everithing exept the version itself so that the 
buildlink.mk file works as expected



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--- buildlink2.mk	2003-03-01 16:27:09.000000000 +0100
+++ buildlink2.mk_foo	2003-03-01 16:03:53.000000000 +0100
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@
 
 BUILDLINK_LDFLAGS.gcc=	-L${_GCC_ARCHDIR} -Wl,-R${_GCC_ARCHDIR}
 
-_GCC_VERSION!=		( gcc --version ) 2>/dev/null || ${ECHO} 0
+# gcc 3.2.1 prints out lots of stuff, so strip 
+# off everything exept the version itself
+_GCC_VERSION!=		( gcc --version | ${AWK} '/[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+/ {print}' | ${SED} 's/[a-zA-Z ()]//g' ) 2>/dev/null || ${ECHO} 0
 #
 # GCC_VERSION is the version number of the gcc detected above.  EGCS gcc is
 # considered to be "gcc-2.8.1" so that it will match "gcc>=2.8.0".

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