Re: GCC-2.9.5 & Linux debian solution

Helge Hafting (helge.hafting@idb.hist.no)
Mon, 25 Oct 1999 11:13:11 +0200


>Kernel's 2.2.1x are NOT to be compiled with gcc 2.95.x, check Alans warnings
>about that.
>As far as Debian is conserned, it _really_ bugs me that anytime I say
>'upgrade'
>the darn thing tryes to replace my perfectly working gcc 2.7.2.x with
>non-working gcc 2.95.x

You may keep gcc at version 2.7.2.3 and still do regular debian
upgrades.
1. Install gcc (and cpp) version 2.7.2.3
2. Run dselect, put gcc and cpp "on hold". (I.e. select gcc, then press
the
= key. Then do the same for cpp.

You can now use dselect or apt and do yor updates, upgrades, or
dist-upgrades,
and nothing bad will happen to gcc 2.7.2.3 No new gcc will ever be
downloaded or installed until you "un-holds" the old gcc.

Helge Hafting

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