Re: cpp and gcc are both providing elf-gcc
On Fri, 19 Jan 1996, David Engel wrote:
> > >What I was trying to suggest is this: you should install EITHER gcc or
> > >cpp, depending on whether you want the functionality of gcc. These
> > >should conflict, and both provide cpp. (I realise that conflicting with
> > >a package you provide could be a problem; if so, cpp should be renamed
> > >to, say, cpp-only, and then gcc and cpp-only could both provide cpp,
> > >which other things could depend on).
> >
> > This was suggested, but was decided that it wasn't worth it. Others
> > can tell you why. I wasn't following it that closely.
>
> Not quite correct. What was discussed and eventually rejected was
> having the gcc package depend on the cpp package to provide cpp.
Hang on a minute ... have I got this right? Is this the current
position: gcc has its own copy of cpp in-built, so if you install both
cpp and gcc, you effectively get two copies of the same binary; then,
when some other package needs the preprocessor, it depends explicitly on
cpp? In other words, if you have gcc and something like Calendar, you
end up with two copies of the C preprocessor?
And MY suggestion is too much hassle? :-)
Nikhil.
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