Date: Tue, 3 Dec 1996 12:14:19 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Oystein Soreide <oystein@frosk.zoo.uib.no> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: gcc upgrading 2.6.3 to 2.7.2 Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.961203120758.4229H-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.961203164217.8067A-100000@frosk.zoo.uib.no>
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On Tue, 3 Dec 1996, Oystein Soreide wrote: > I have v 2.1.5 of FreeBSD and wonder if it is safe to upgrade from > gcc 2.6.3 to gcc 2.7.2 as the system compiler.Because I don't want to > make an unsecure kernal compilation. :-\ FreeBSD has made extensive modifications to gcc and thus cannot be 'drop-in' upgraded. You must upgrade the entire system, which isn't very difficult. I don't know if 2.1.6-RELEASE has it, but 2.2-ALPHA certainly does. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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