Bug#289045: gcc-3.3: gcc packages do not use the alternative system
On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 23:38:08 +0100
"Falk Hueffner" <falk@debian.org> wrote:
> > It is possible to have various versions of gcc&co installed,
> > though none of the packages use the alternative system but
> > a couple of unrelated symlinks in /usr/bin.
> > Thus, these symlinks get overwritten on every update.
>
> Symlinks in /usr/bin belong to dpkg; you have no business changing
> them. So this is certainly not a critical bug.
Ok, what is then the reason to allow multiple versions of
gcc if i'm not allowed to change the default one ?
> I'm not sure whether gcc should be managed by an alternative;
> we already have "cc" as an alternative. I'll leave that for others to
> decide.
It should, gcc is nothing different than vi or a window manager or a
terminal emulation.
Attila Kinali
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