Clint Whaley wrote: >> The package database doesn't show anything but fileutils-1:4.1-5 (Epoch >> 1) currently. You may just need to remove >> /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/finkinfo/utils/fileutils.info manually. >> > > Thanks! That has fixed the self update part. I now try to install > gcc 4.[2,3] and my system can't find it: > >> etl-core:~ root# /sw/bin/fink apropos gcc >> Information about 1732 packages read in 1 seconds. >> avr-gcc 3.3.2-1 GNU GCC for ATMEL AVR micro controllers >> broken-gcc 3.3-1 [virtual package representing a broken gcc >> ... >> gcc2 2.95.2-0 [virtual package representing the gcc >> 2.95.... >> gcc2.95 2.95.2-0 [virtual package representing the gcc >> 2.95.... >> gcc3.1 3.1-0 [virtual package representing the gcc 3.1 >> c... >> i gcc3.3 3.3-1819 [virtual package representing the gcc 3.3 >> c... >> i gcc4.0 4.0.1-5363 [virtual package representing the gcc >> 4.0.1... >> odcctools 576-2006022 Darwin cctools build system/code base to >> su... >> > > So, the newest gcc is 4.0, which is much is a much worse compiler for > performance than gcc 3 or 2. Is it because my Mac OS X is not new enough: > >> etl-core:~ root# uname -a >> Darwin etl-core.cs.utsa.edu 8.11.1 Darwin Kernel Version 8.11.1: Wed Oct 10 >> 18:23:28 PDT 2007; root:xnu-792.25.20~1/RELEASE_I386 i386 i386 >> > > I've talked to apple, and they are not giving me a OS X upgrade despite > building ATLAS into the OS . . . > > Thanks, > Clint > > ************************************************************************** > ** R. Clint Whaley, PhD ** Assist Prof, UTSA ** www.cs.utsa.edu/~whaley ** > ************************************************************************** > The gcc4.0 you're seeing is that from Xcode. According to http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/gcc42, gcc42 is in the stable tree for OS 10.4 or higher, so there's something else going on here. Check /sw/etc/fink.conf and see whether the Distribution: line says 10.4 .
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