Bug#3838: GCC should depend on CPP, not conflict with it

[david@elo.ods.com (David Engel)]

Ian Jackson writes:
> 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.

Because they're designed to work together.  That's why the FSF
includes cpp with gcc instead of packaging it separately.  

David
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