Re: best way to have gcc-3.2 on woody?
On Thu, Oct 31, 2002 at 12:02:45PM +0100, Andrea Borgia wrote:
> Hello.
>
> In order to correctly build the cvs version of MPlayer, I've been told I
> need to use gcc-3.2, which is currently in unstable.
>
> My question, then, is: what is the best (as in "most debian compliant") way
> to install it on a woody system?
>
> As far as I can see, I have these options:
> a) grab binary debs from unstable
> b) grab sources and rebuild
> c) grab prebuilt debs for woody (where from?)
>
> I have no problems with rebuilding from sources and I have a reasonably fast
> machine, but I would like to avoid unnecessary extra steps, if at all
> possible.
I don't know if it's the "right" answer but whenever I want something out of
unstable I go with b. IMHO it's more likely than a to work and less likely
than c to cause problems later when unstable becomes stable.
--
Ray
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