I wrote: > Frank Peters <frank.pet...@comcast.net> skribis: > > On Tue, 17 Jun 2014 22:29:40 +0200 > > Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerar...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > so make yourself an overlay, put an ebuild with apropriate patches there > > > and be happy. > > > > > > > Now that is excellent advice. > > > > I've got to get working on this for myself ASAP. > > I’d recommend it. Have been doing it for years, and it is well > supported these days. > > I happen to agree that in this case it is the appropriate approach.
BTW it probably helps to be aware that (unless things have changed since I was using an overlay for it) new gcc ebuilds come through the ‘hardened’ overlay. IMO they are probably the best qualified for the job, generally speaking.