Harry Putnam wrote:
> Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerar...@googlemail.com> writes:
>
> Harry asked:
>   
>>> Would I need to re-emerge just about everything?
>>>
>>>       
>
> Volker answered:
>
>   
>> http://lmgtfy.com/?q=gentoo+gcc+upgrade+guide&l=1
>>     
>
> Quoted from http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gcc-upgrading.xml
>
> ,----
> | To be completely safe that your system is in a sane state, you must
> | rebuild the toolchain and then world to make use of the new compiler.
> `----
>
> I guess that is a yes.
>
>
>
>   

That is a decent size upgrade.  I know I would rebuild everything but I
bet there are some that wouldn't.  Since you are planning a emerge world
anyway, why not.  It makes good sense.

By the way, I'm using that version of gcc and I have not had any
problems so far.  I'm x86.

Dale

:-)  :-)

Reply via email to