Bug#221282: /usr/bin/gcc: sparc wrapper is annoying

2003-11-19 Thread Ben Collins
On Wed, Nov 19, 2003 at 10:04:52AM -0500, Clint Adams wrote: > > Actually, it works just like it is supposed to work. That may not be the > > same as in the past, but it's the way it should be. Granted the surprise > > is something the users will have to adjust to, but that doesn't mean > > things

Bug#221282: /usr/bin/gcc: sparc wrapper is annoying

2003-11-19 Thread Clint Adams
> Actually, it works just like it is supposed to work. That may not be the > same as in the past, but it's the way it should be. Granted the surprise > is something the users will have to adjust to, but that doesn't mean > things shouldn't work properly. > > On a 64-bit machine, one should expect

Bug#221282: /usr/bin/gcc: sparc wrapper is annoying

2003-11-18 Thread Ben Collins
On Tue, Nov 18, 2003 at 09:42:24AM -0500, Clint Adams wrote: > On Mon, Nov 17, 2003 at 08:56:05PM +0100, Matthias Klose wrote: > > why is it annoying? it just works. > > It just works the opposite of the way I want it to work. > It also confuses the hell out of users who just want to compile > som

Bug#221282: /usr/bin/gcc: sparc wrapper is annoying

2003-11-18 Thread Clint Adams
On Mon, Nov 17, 2003 at 08:56:05PM +0100, Matthias Klose wrote: > why is it annoying? it just works. It just works the opposite of the way I want it to work. It also confuses the hell out of users who just want to compile something. > Yes, but sparc32-jailing builds is both non-obvious, tedious a

Bug#221282: /usr/bin/gcc: sparc wrapper is annoying

2003-11-17 Thread James Troup
Ben Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, Nov 17, 2003 at 08:43:14PM +, James Troup wrote: >> Matthias Klose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> > Clint Adams writes: >> >> Package: gcc >> >> Version: 4:3.3.1-2 >> >> File: /usr/bin/gcc >> >> >> >> Please make the sparc gcc wrapper opti

Bug#221282: /usr/bin/gcc: sparc wrapper is annoying

2003-11-17 Thread Ben Collins
On Mon, Nov 17, 2003 at 08:43:14PM +, James Troup wrote: > Matthias Klose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Clint Adams writes: > >> Package: gcc > >> Version: 4:3.3.1-2 > >> File: /usr/bin/gcc > >> > >> Please make the sparc gcc wrapper optional for those of us who would > >> prefer a symlin

Bug#221282: /usr/bin/gcc: sparc wrapper is annoying (forwarded from Clint Adams)

2003-11-17 Thread Ben Collins
How about I add a file you can touch, like /etc/disable_64_gcc, and then gcc will revert to the previous behavior no matter what? -- Debian - http://www.debian.org/ Linux 1394 - http://www.linux1394.org/ Subversion - http://subversion.tigris.org/ WatchGuard - http://www.watchguard.com/

Bug#221282: /usr/bin/gcc: sparc wrapper is annoying

2003-11-17 Thread James Troup
Matthias Klose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Clint Adams writes: >> Package: gcc >> Version: 4:3.3.1-2 >> File: /usr/bin/gcc >> >> Please make the sparc gcc wrapper optional for those of us who would >> prefer a symlink to gcc-3.3. > > why is it annoying? it just works. Not really. It, AIUI, bl

Bug#221282: /usr/bin/gcc: sparc wrapper is annoying

2003-11-17 Thread Matthias Klose
Clint Adams writes: > Package: gcc > Version: 4:3.3.1-2 > File: /usr/bin/gcc > > Please make the sparc gcc wrapper optional for those of us who would > prefer a symlink to gcc-3.3. why is it annoying? it just works.

Bug#221282: /usr/bin/gcc: sparc wrapper is annoying

2003-11-17 Thread Clint Adams
Package: gcc Version: 4:3.3.1-2 File: /usr/bin/gcc Please make the sparc gcc wrapper optional for those of us who would prefer a symlink to gcc-3.3.