Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 13:17:53 +0200 From: Maxim Sobolev <max@vega.pfts.com> To: nunnari <roberto.nunnari@agie.ch> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: g++ -v --> 2.7.2.1 ??? Message-ID: <36627EE0.8A370ADC@vega.pfts.com> References: <36627ABF.78C30571@agie.ch>
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Hi nunnari, I'm don't know exactly why default compiler is in version 2.7.2.1 but if you want you can go to /usr/ports/lang/gcc28 (of course if you have ports installed) and install 2.8 by yourself. Maxim nunnari wrote: > Hi there, > > I was a linux user for many years, but recently decided to give a try to > > FreeBSD. I must say that from the very first minute, I felt I was > dealing > with a better unix. I very much like hacking around and with the help > of some kind soul I hope to end up with a nice development environment. > > I don't use Xwindow because my tzeng card seems to have some trouble > to restore video mode when exiting Xwindow. > > My hardware is not one of the most modern... 1993 > 486DX66, 20MB RAM, Mitzumi 1x CDROM, tzeng et4000 1MB > > I just installed 3.0-RELEASE for C++ develop purposes. > The first thing I did after installing was: > g++ -v > which reported version 2.7.2.1 > > My question is: > Are there any reason to hold on 2.7.2.1 instead of upgrading to 2.8.x ? > I was told that version 2.8 added much better C++ features support ( > template, > exception handling, rtti, etc...) > Are there any downsides on 2.8.x ? > Is the 2.8 version already in the ports? > If not, would my upgrading to 2.8.x impact in any way with FreeBSD > environnment (I mean in building a customized kernel, or building the > ports) ? > > How about configuring csh to bring up the previous command line > pressing the uparrow? I didn't try CTRL+p yet... > > Any help/hints will be greatly appreciated. > > Best regards. > > Roberto Nunnari > WWW : http://www.freeyellow.com/members5/noonlights/ > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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