Subject: Re: Newer GCC?
To: None <mcuddy@fensende.com>
From: None <jchacon@genuity.net>
List: tech-toolchain
Date: 11/13/2000 02:12:17
Check pkgsrc and install lang/gcc

It installs gcc-2.95.2 into <pkg dest>/gcc-2.95.2 and works fairly well.

I beleive the integration of 2.95.2 into the mainline tree is also underway
but this will allow you to work with the C++ stuff you have in the meantime.

James

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>(Likely I'll get flamed by the "UNIX code should be in C" crowd ... ;-)
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>Is it possible to use a newer version of GCC than the one which ships
>with 1.4?
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>I've got a bunch of code which makes extensive use of templates, and the
>GCC version that ships with 1.4 has some bugs in it with regard to same.
>(I'm stuck using downrev versions of STLport and Doxygen because the 
>newer versions won't run with the old GCC :-(
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