Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 10:18:55 +0100 (CET) From: Andreas Davour <ante@Update.UU.SE> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem compiling gcc3.4 Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0501041017030.15979@Psilocybe.Update.UU.SE> In-Reply-To: <20050103190209.GA94524@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0501030958370.2008@Psilocybe.Update.UU.SE> <20050103190209.GA94524@xor.obsecurity.org>
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On Mon, 3 Jan 2005, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Mon, Jan 03, 2005 at 10:02:17AM +0100, Andreas Davour wrote: >> >> Hi! >> >> On my FreeBSD 5.2-RELEASE GENERIC (yeah, I will upgrade soon) I can't >> get the gcc3.4 port to compile. >> >> Unless I'm mistaken, gcc3.4 is used for 5.3 nowdays. Do I dare to >> upgrade to 5.3 or do I have the chance of ending up with a broken >> compiler? > > 5.3 doesn't use the gcc port to compile the base system, it includes a > version of gcc. You have nothing to worry about here. Excellent. I thought so, but confirmation calms my fears. >> Or, is it just that the port is broken for 5.2? I haven't found any >> hints in UPDATING. > > 5.2 is no longer officially supported by the ports collection, so > problems of this nature are not tracked. Time to learn mergemaster and do that upgrade then... Thanks Kris! /andreas -- A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
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