On Sun, 2003-08-17 at 19:45, Dan Jacobson wrote:
> # apt-get install c-compiler
> Package c-compiler is a virtual package provided by:
> gcc-3.0 1:3.0.4-13
> tcc 0.9.19-1
> gcc272 2.7.2.3-18
> gcc-3.3 1:3.3.1-1
> gcc-3.2 1:3.2.3-7
> gcc-2.95 1:2.95.4-17
> gcc 4:3.3.1-1
> bcc 0.16.3-2
> altgcc 1:2.7.2.3-2
> You should explicitly select one to install.
> # apt-get install c-compiler 2>&-|awk '/^ /{print $1}'|xargs -r dpkg -l|grep ^i
> ii gcc-3.0 3.0.4-13 The GNU C compiler.
> ii gcc-3.3 3.3.1-0pre0 The GNU C compiler
> ii gcc-3.2 3.2.3-6 The GNU C compiler
> ii gcc-2.95 2.95.4-17 The GNU C compiler.
> ii gcc 3.3-2 The GNU C compiler.
> Indeed I see I have a "subscription" to every new version, with no
> automatic mechanism to get rid of the old. Is this the ideal situation?
>
It's just that Debian is migrating to a newer version. Plus it's not
always wise to just chop off the older versions to "save confusion" When
they get taken out of required and made optional... they should
disappear.
--
greg, greg@gregfolkert.net
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