This is the mail archive of the cygwin@cygwin.com mailing list for the Cygwin project.


Index Nav: [Date Index] [Subject Index] [Author Index] [Thread Index]
Message Nav: [Date Prev] [Date Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next]
Other format: [Raw text]

RE: gcc-2 problems


Yes, but for our purposes this needs to be classified as a change to our
code base, which I can't do. It needs to be a change to the installation
on the machine, not to the build or the user environment.

-----Original Message-----
From: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf
Of Randall R Schulz
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 12:17 AM
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: gcc-2 problems


David,

Surely your makefiles invoke the compiler via an environment variable so
as 
to allow you to override the default? Likewise your configure scripts 
include compiler override options, no?

Randall Schulz


At 23:07 2002-12-18, David K. McAllister wrote:
>Today I updated my cygwin install for the first time in about three 
>months. Apparently I unwittingly installed gcc 3.2. Our code base is 
>staunchly gcc 2.95 for now. I discovered the gcc2 package and installed

>it, but of course it's not the default and I can't change our code base

>to look at gcc-2. I have to change my local install to work the way it 
>used to.
>
>Is there a way to get back to where I was? I've tried uninstalling 
>gcc-3 and then renaming /usr/bin/*-2.exe to not have the "-2" but I 
>think I'm missing something. The build breaks in a confusing place and 
>I'm convinced its because of my compiler woes.
>
>Could I use an old version of the installer to install gcc-2.95 as 
>"gcc" instead of "gcc-2"? If so, where would I get the old installer 
>and how would I make it do the right thing?
>
>I've searched the mailing lists as best I can back throuh Oct. 15th, 
>but I haven't found an answer.
>
>Any help you could give would be, well, helpful.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>DaveMc


--
Unsubscribe info:      http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Bug reporting:         http://cygwin.com/bugs.html
Documentation:         http://cygwin.com/docs.html
FAQ:                   http://cygwin.com/faq/



--
Unsubscribe info:      http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Bug reporting:         http://cygwin.com/bugs.html
Documentation:         http://cygwin.com/docs.html
FAQ:                   http://cygwin.com/faq/


Index Nav: [Date Index] [Subject Index] [Author Index] [Thread Index]
Message Nav: [Date Prev] [Date Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next]