merge 126675 112887 tags 126675 + wontfix thanks using dpkg-divert should work even when upgrading the package.
Joseph Carter writes: > Package: gcc > Version: 2:2.95.4-9 > Severity: wishlist > > I have changed the gcc symlink on my system to point to gcc-3.0 to help > work out the kinks with the compiler (I've found only a few) and to make > use of -march=athlon. The gcc symlink was reset to 2.95 on upgrade. > Please consider leaving it be if it points to a working compiler if not > putting it into /etc/alternatives outright. > > This is of course a wishlist item and is not at all critical to anything > other than saving me a few keystrokes after upgrading. =)
