Is there someway to insure that linux programs can stand-alone? I am running an openSuse v13.1 OS on a 64-bit Intel corei7 machine.
I upgraded to the gcc v4.9.0 compiler, but when I attempted to remove the older gcc v4.8.1 compiler, lots of programs broke. Examples: xrdb, xinit, xdm, xorg-x11-essentials kdebase4-workspace (lots) yast2-x11 (main administration program) plasma-addons kwin, kget, kdm, kdevelop apper (software installer) plasmoid-quickaccess (widgets) synaptiks patterns (various) So basically the whole desktop is rendered useless, along with xterm, and more seriously the administration programs (Yast2 and apper) are rendered useless which (imho) could lead to disaster and rebuilding a system if gcc v4.8.1 was removed. I was able to successfully install the new gcc 4.9.0 rel 211729 along with the debugsource so I could test some additions to the ISO C++ standards, but I had to manually create some symbolic links in the /usr/bin area to change over. However.. Am I under a misunderstanding that we are basically stuck with one mandatory compiler, regardless of what revisions of GNU gcc occur? Is this due to the statically linked libraries? Has anyone made an attempt to build linux free of the GNU gcc compiler? I have built the linux from scratch, so I have some understanding of what is involved in the gcc, binutils and glibc libraries and the linux kernel, but I am a bit surprised to find some of the key programs linked to gcc. Thanks for your comments here. - Randall _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug