gcc3.4 for ports on FreeBSD 4.10-STABLE

External Since: Jun 21, 2004 Posts: 2

Hi!

How can I make gcc 3.4 my primary compiler for ports? Is this
possible? Or shall I keep away from trying it?

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Thomas

External Since: Oct 07, 2003 Posts: 18

> How can I make gcc 3.4 my primary compiler for ports? Is this
> possible? Or shall I keep away from trying it?

Thomas,

you could try the following script (untested):

--- snip --
#!/bin/sh

# portsmake.sh

/usr/bin/make CC=gcc34 CXX=g++34 "$@"
--- snip --

This has the advantage that you don't have to remember to modify
/etc/make.conf when you build world.

I see no problem using gcc 3.x for the ports collection, as long as you
use it exclusively and don't mix it with the base gcc (libraries from
those compilers are not always binary compatible, e.g. those compiled
from c++ sources).

AFAICS you should be able to build all those ports that are ready for
FreeBSD 5.x (which has gcc 3.x as a system compiler).

Regards,
Simon