[Bug 145486] Re: gcc should support update-alternatives

2007-11-23 Thread Matthias Klose
GCC versions come with different ABIs and APIs, therefore it is not an alternative. If you do want to use a different version do so by building witj CC=gcc-X.Y CXX=g++-X.Y ** Changed in: gcc-4.2 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low Assignee: (unassigned) => Matthias Klose (doko) S

[Bug 145486] Re: gcc should support update-alternatives

2007-09-30 Thread spiceisland
Please can I vote for this enhancement too? Frankly, I find it bizarre that a system, with at least five C++ compilers (g++ versions 2.95, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1 and 4.2) available, can't easily nominate a default compiler using the Debian alternatives system. Shame on you. I would welcome pointers to inf