Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] GCC upgrade from 4.5.3 to 4.5.4 automatically removes 4.5.3???? Wtf???
Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:42:49
Message-Id: 20120907124012.0c8a228c@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] GCC upgrade from 4.5.3 to 4.5.4 automatically removes 4.5.3???? Wtf??? by Tanstaafl
1 On Fri, 07 Sep 2012 07:24:44 -0400, Tanstaafl wrote:
2
3 > Since when did a simple GCC upgrade *automatically* REMOVE my prior GCC
4 > install???
5
6 Since always if both versions are in the same slot, which is what I would
7 expect for a "simple upgrade". A major version step would be in a
8 different slot (4.5, 4.6 etc) and would be installed alongside your old
9 version (until you depclean).
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12 --
13 Neil Bothwick
14
15 One difference between a man and a machine is that a machine is quiet
16 when well oiled.

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