David Engel writes ("Re: Bug#3838: GCC should depend on CPP, not conflict with it"):
> Ian Jackson writes:
...
> > Hmm. Why is it necessary for gcc to know which version of cpp is
> > available, or for it to have exactly the right one ?
>
> Would you want the front-end driver (gcc) to use different versions of
> cpp and cc1/cc1plus?
Forgive my naivete', but I don't see why it should matter.
Ian.