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Re: pkgsrc gcc discussion #3874



On 12/31/17 03:01, coypu%sdf.org@localhost wrote:
On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 03:28:12PM -0600, Jason Bacon wrote:
Is there any advantage to using base 4.8 for C besides avoiding the gcc
dependency until a C++ package is built?
yes, not needing support for the latest pkgsrc gcc.

Lack of support for gcc packages is a non-option for RHEL/CentOS.  They're among the most important benefits pkgsrc provides on these platforms.

So maybe this logic should only be enabled for certain platforms where the gcc packages are essential.

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