Bug#289045: gcc-3.3: gcc packages do not use the alternative system
On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 09:35:55 +0100
"Falk Hueffner" <falk@debian.org> wrote:
> 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:
> > > 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.
Sorry, how am i supposed to change the default compiler if i'm not
allowed to change the symlinks ? No, changing $PATH doesn't work as all
gcc binaries are installed in /usr/bin.
Attila Kinali
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