On Sonntag 28 Juni 2009, Alex Schuster wrote: > Roger Mason writes: > > I need gcc 4.3 to compile a specific application. I am hoping that I > > can install gcc 4.3 alongside 4.1.1 without suffering some awful > > catastrophe. This is the output of emerge on the machine in question: > > [...] > > > Can someone confirm that I'll be able to use gcc 4.3 for the specific > > application that needs it but then revert to 4.1.1 without having to > > re-compile all or most of my system? > > I'm pretty sure you can. Emerge gcc 4.3, activate it with gcc-config, > compile your application, and use gcc-config again to revert back to 4.1 if > you like. > > Or keep 4.3 as default, I don't think you could run into problems. > > Wonko
he will over time. If you switch default compiler emerge -s world has to be done. But seriously, why staying with 4.1? it's old... and 4.3 was a nice release...
