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From: gevisz <gevisz@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Upgrading gcc from 6.4 to 7.3
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 12:49:54
Message-Id: CA+t6X7e=VAGS0OAABHpduFpGDCrEhiMpUznogz-Ggpu6XBp8FA@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Upgrading gcc from 6.4 to 7.3 by gevisz
1 2018-06-20 15:01 GMT+03:00 gevisz <gevisz@×××××.com>:
2 > 2018-06-20 14:16 GMT+03:00 Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>:
3 >> On Wednesday, 20 June 2018 11:43:32 BST gevisz wrote:
4 >>> After updating portage tree today, portage
5 >>> suggested to upgrade gcc from 6.4 to 7.3
6 >>> version what I have done just now.
7 >>>
8 >>> Nevertheless,
9 >>> # gcc-config --list-profiles
10 >>> [1] x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-6.4.0 *
11 >>> [2] x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-7.3.0
12 >>> shows that I still have version 6.4 as a default.
13 >>
14 >> I'm on gcc-7.3.0-r3 and have not noticed any problems on 3 boxen so far.
15 >>
16 >>
17 >>> As https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Upgrading_GCC
18 >>> still do not have any specific instructions on
19 >>> switching to gcc version 7.3, I am still afread
20 >>> of switching to gcc version 7.3 and would like
21 >>> to ask if anybody encountered some problem
22 >>> after switching to gcc version 7.3 and which
23 >>> packages should be rebuild after such switching.
24 >>>
25 >>> Thank you in advance for your help.
26 >>
27 >> I didn't have to rebuild anything, but if you have reasons to fear breakage
28 >> you can rebuild your toolchain:
29 >>
30 >> 1. Use gcc-config to select x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-7.3.0
31 >> 2. Re-source /etc/profile by running in your current console/terminal:
32 >> . /etc/profile
33 >> 3. Re-emerge libtool:
34 >> emerge -1 sys-devel/libtool
35 >> 4. Re-emerge the following packages in this order:
36 >> emerge -1 sys-devel/gcc-7.3.0-r3
37 >> emerge -1 sys-devel/binutils
38 >> emerge -1 sys-libs/glibc
39 >> 5. You could if you want re-emerge your entire system, 'emerge -e @world' or
40 >> if you would rather conserve electricity wait as different packages come up
41 >> for an update over time.
42 >>
43 >> If my experience to date holds true and for a general purpose desktop none of
44 >> the above rebuilds are necessary, other than switching your gcc to 7.3.0.
45 >
46 > Thank you for your reply. I do not want to rebuild gcc-7.3 for the second time
47 > today (as far as the temperature in my room is already +30°C). So, I will stick
48 > to your last advice: I will just switch the default gcc version to 7.3
49 > and wait for problems to appear. :)
50
51 Just have rebuilt libtool and llvm, to have less problems. :)

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Re: [gentoo-user] Upgrading gcc from 6.4 to 7.3 gevisz <gevisz@×××××.com>