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.