Bug#258257: marked as done (gcc-3.3: driver incorrectly announces to support some languages, resulting in build failures (of others programs))
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Package: gcc-3.3
Version: 1:3.3.4-1
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hi,
according to "gcc -v", the installed GCC claims to support
a number of languages. It doesn't, however, unless additional
packages are installed as well. For example, there are gnat-3.3,
and gcj-3.3.
gcc -v
Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-linux/3.3.4/specs
Configured with: ../src/configure -v
--enable-languages=c,c++,java,f77,pascal,objc,ada,treelang --prefix=/usr
--mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info
--with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/3.3 --enable-shared
--with-system-zlib --enable-nls --without-included-gettext
--enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-debug
--enable-java-gc=boehm --enable-java-awt=xlib --enable-objc-gc
i486-linux
Thread model: posix
gcc version 3.3.4 (Debian)
This has some undesirable consequences.
If you want to compile GCC 3.4.1, for example, gcc -c, called
on an Ada file, or on a Java file, will report
"gcc: installation problem, cannot exec gnat1/jc1" resp..
Which is correct because language support is not installed,
but which is incorrect because gcc -v says the support is
there.
I suggest that the drivers in the gcc-3.3 package announce only
what is actually supported, and that the available "language
addons" be listed in Suggested:.
(BTW, the package says it contains "The GNU C compiler",
when in fact it also compiles Fortran input.
(Isn't the name obsolete anyway?))
regards, georg
(the list below says 3.3.4-1, reportbug says that 3.3.4-2 is
available, but apt-get/dselect don't have anything more recent
after update.)
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.4.18
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
Versions of packages gcc-3.3 depends on:
ii binutils 2.14.90.0.7-8 The GNU assembler, linker and bina
ii cpp-3.3 1:3.3.4-1 The GNU C preprocessor
ii gcc-3.3-base 1:3.3.4-1 The GNU Compiler Collection (base
ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-13 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libgcc1 1:3.3.4-1 GCC support library
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Georg Bauhaus writes:
> Package: gcc-3.3
> Version: 1:3.3.4-1
> Severity: normal
>
> hi,
>
> according to "gcc -v", the installed GCC claims to support
> a number of languages. It doesn't, however, unless additional
> packages are installed as well. For example, there are gnat-3.3,
> and gcj-3.3.
>
> gcc -v
> Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-linux/3.3.4/specs
> Configured with: ../src/configure -v
> --enable-languages=c,c++,java,f77,pascal,objc,ada,treelang --prefix=/usr
> --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info
> --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/3.3 --enable-shared
> --with-system-zlib --enable-nls --without-included-gettext
> --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-debug
> --enable-java-gc=boehm --enable-java-awt=xlib --enable-objc-gc
> i486-linux
> Thread model: posix
> gcc version 3.3.4 (Debian)
>
> This has some undesirable consequences.
>
> If you want to compile GCC 3.4.1, for example, gcc -c, called
> on an Ada file, or on a Java file, will report
> "gcc: installation problem, cannot exec gnat1/jc1" resp..
> Which is correct because language support is not installed,
> but which is incorrect because gcc -v says the support is
> there.
the driver "knows" how to compile other languages, but you cannot make
the driver forget other languages.
> I suggest that the drivers in the gcc-3.3 package announce only
> what is actually supported, and that the available "language
> addons" be listed in Suggested:.
well, the _driver_ supports these languages. please no, no more
suggestions of other packages.
> (BTW, the package says it contains "The GNU C compiler",
> when in fact it also compiles Fortran input.
> (Isn't the name obsolete anyway?))
no. gcc = C Compiler, GCC = GNU Compiler Collection.
Closing the report.
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