On 2009-03-24 13:03 +0100, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 08:37:47AM -0700, shaul Karl wrote: >> >> dpkg (dpkg -l gcc-4.3) reports that 4.3.3-3 is installed. >> The latest entry in /var/log/apt/term reports 4:4.3.3-2 were set up. > ^^ > typo? > >> To add to my confusion, I seem to remember that the head of >> /usr/share/doc/gcc-4.3/changelog.Debian.gz pointed to 4.3.3-3 before the >> mentioned entry in var/log/apt/term. >> How can it be? > > "I seem to remember" is not good enough. I wouldn't worry about it since > the -2 and -3 are just the Debian version numbers, that is you still > have gcc 4.3.3 installed. > > There is no way that 4.3.3-3 would be installed before 4.3.3-2, > discounting any dpkg forcing options.
The confusion seems to come from the fact that there is both a gcc-4.3 package and a gcc package which just depends on the default compiler, currently gcc-4.3. There versions differ somewhat: ,---- | % dpkg -l gcc gcc-4.3 | [...] | ii gcc 4:4.3.3-2 The GNU C compiler | ii gcc-4.3 4.3.3-5 The GNU C compiler `---- Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
