On Tuesday 22 January 2008 11:02:11 Ingo Thies wrote: > Hi all, > > Recentls, the GCC 4.2.2 has become available on the stable tree, however, > unfortunately only as source. 'Unfortunately', because this means about > half a day of compilation time (why isn't there any warning for those who > have never tried to compile the GCC from source before and now wonder > why update-all isn't completed after the usual 10-30 minutes?).
It takes me three days to compile gcc on my computer, so let's put this into perspective. ;-) You presumably got a warning about what packages were being updated as part of "update-all". Beyond that, it's hard to say anything--the build time depends on the individual hardware and loads, and and we don't have any statistics on that. > Because > I need my Mac frequently, even on weekends (and compilation will slow > down the system significantly), I am still hesitating with the update. > > What would you say; better continue waiting for a binary package coming > soon or better inserting one compilation day (maybe after switching to a > flatrate for internet)? Or can I use a binary (if it already exists for my > system) from somewhere else and simply copy it into the corresponding > directories in /sw (but binary isn't binary, is it?)? > > Ingo > Copying anything into /sw is an extraordinarily bad idea. Moreover, a third-party won't convince Fink that your gcc42 isn't out of date, so you'll be building it anyway. There's another option: you can do the "update-all", suspend the compile job with Control-Z when you need the computer, then resume it with "fg" when you're going to be away from it. You don't have to be online for the build process, if that's a concern. -- Alexander K. Hansen akh AT finkproject DOT org Fink User Liaison and Documenter ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners
