On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 4:09 AM, Jeremy Chadwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 03:11:25AM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> FreeBSD **.vizion2000.net 7.0-STABLE FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE #0: Wed Jul 16 >> 09:27:38 PDT 2008 @**.vizion2000.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 >> # pkg_info |grep gcc >> gcc-4.1.3_20080630 GNU Compiler Collection 4.1 >> gcc-4.2.5_20080702 GNU Compiler Collection 4.2 >> gccmakedep-1.0.2 Create dependencies in makefiles using 'gcc -M' >> >> Should both versions be installed? > > That depends. Are you using any ports which depend on specific versions > of GCC? The base system version comes with gcc 4.2.1. There may be > ports which require older or newer GCC, however. > > "pkg_info -R" should help you determine what ports are dependant upon > those two GCC ports.
There isn't anything wrong with having multiple compilers installed on a given system, insomuch as they install within separate directories or are prefixed differently. The sym-/hard-links for the compiler last installed may be the one that gets used though (not sure because I don't have any experience installing gcc from ports on FreeBSD)... >> Do they not place files in same place? > > No. This ties into the reply above, but if you have a compiler provided by the base system and a compiler provided by ports, they won't install in the same location, as ${PREFIX} dictates in ports. -Garrett _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"