Bug#289045: gcc-3.3: gcc packages do not use the alternative system

2005-01-07 Thread Attila Kinali
On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 23:38:08 +0100 Falk Hueffner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is possible to have various versions of gccco installed, though none of the packages use the alternative system but a couple of unrelated symlinks in /usr/bin. Thus, these symlinks get overwritten on every

Bug#289045: gcc-3.3: gcc packages do not use the alternative system

2005-01-07 Thread Falk Hueffner
Attila Kinali [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb am 07.01.05 09:27:43: On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 23:38:08 +0100 Falk Hueffner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is possible to have various versions of gccco installed, though none of the packages use the alternative system but a couple of unrelated

Bug#289045: gcc-3.3: gcc packages do not use the alternative system

2005-01-07 Thread Falk Hueffner
Attila Kinali [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb am 07.01.05 09:50:40: On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 09:35:55 +0100 Falk Hueffner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Attila Kinali [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb am 07.01.05 09:27:43: Ok, what is then the reason to allow multiple versions of gcc if i'm not allowed to

Bug#289045: gcc-3.3: gcc packages do not use the alternative system

2005-01-07 Thread Attila Kinali
On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 09:35:55 +0100 Falk Hueffner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Attila Kinali [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb am 07.01.05 09:27:43: On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 23:38:08 +0100 Falk Hueffner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Symlinks in /usr/bin belong to dpkg; you have no business changing them.

Bug#289045: gcc-3.3: gcc packages do not use the alternative system

2005-01-07 Thread Attila Kinali
On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 09:56:04 +0100 Falk Hueffner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry, how am i supposed to change the default compiler if i'm not allowed to change the symlinks ? No, changing $PATH doesn't work as all gcc binaries are installed in /usr/bin. ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-3.4

Bug#289045: gcc-3.3: gcc packages do not use the alternative system

2005-01-07 Thread Thiemo Seufer
Attila Kinali wrote: On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 09:56:04 +0100 Falk Hueffner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry, how am i supposed to change the default compiler if i'm not allowed to change the symlinks ? No, changing $PATH doesn't work as all gcc binaries are installed in /usr/bin. ln -s

Bug#289045: gcc-3.3: gcc packages do not use the alternative system

2005-01-07 Thread Attila Kinali
On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 14:15:38 +0100 Thiemo Seufer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Attila Kinali wrote: On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 09:56:04 +0100 Falk Hueffner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ln -s /usr/bin/gcc-3.4 /usr/local/bin/gcc LOL, this is a joke ? Right ? No. I still consider it to be one.

Bug#289045: gcc-3.3: gcc packages do not use the alternative system

2005-01-06 Thread Attila Kinali
Package: gcc-3.3 Version: 1:3.3.5-5 Severity: critical Justification: breaks unrelated software It is possible to have various versions of gccco installed, though none of the packages use the alternative system but a couple of unrelated symlinks in /usr/bin. Thus, these symlinks get overwritten

Bug#289045: gcc-3.3: gcc packages do not use the alternative system

2005-01-06 Thread Falk Hueffner
severity 289045 wishlist thanks Attila Kinali [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb am 06.01.05 23:23:30: Package: gcc-3.3 Version: 1:3.3.5-5 Severity: critical Justification: breaks unrelated software It is possible to have various versions of gccco installed, though none of the