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On 11/26/05, Harry Putnam <reader@×××××××.com> wrote: |
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> Richard Fish <bigfish@××××××××××.org> writes: |
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> >> Is it normal to have 2 versions installed? |
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> > Yes. Gcc is slotted, so it is normal to have more than one version installed. |
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> Do I need two versions?. |
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Technically, no. But this is where I get a bit paranoid, because if |
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you break the libstdc++ dynamic linking, you cripple the system |
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(including portage!). |
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So, I would only prune the old versions of gcc after doing a "emerge |
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-e world" to rebuild *everything* with the new gcc. |
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Oh, and a fix_libtool_files.sh also... |
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And making a good backup... |
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-Richard |
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