Bug#289045: gcc-3.3: gcc packages do not use the alternative system
Attila Kinali <attila@kinali.ch> schrieb am 07.01.05 09:27:43:
> 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 ?
The reason is to allow calling them by their name (like gcc-3.4), or
to change the default compiler by means other than a symlink in
/usr/bin, for example by putting them earlier in $PATH.
Falk
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