Bug#317106: gcc-4.0: gcc should warn or ask before changing /usr/bin/gcc link

["Arne Anka" <arne.anka@gmx.net>]

Package: gcc-4.0
Version: 4.0.0-12
Severity: normal

gcc should warn or, better, ask before changing the target of the link
/usr/bin/gcc. i lost a half day of work just because /usr/bin/gcc since
the update today in the morning points to gcc-4.0 instead of 3.3 which
broke my library i had to compile. i solely by chance detected this
change.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.11.10
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages gcc-4.0 depends on:
ii  binutils                 2.15.94.0.2.2-1 The GNU assembler, linker and  
bina
ii  cpp-4.0                  4.0.0-12        The GNU C preprocessor
ii  gcc-4.0-base             4.0.0-12        The GNU Compiler Collection  
(base
ii  libc6                    2.3.2.ds1-23    GNU C Library: Shared  
libraries an
ii  libgcc1                  1:4.0.0-12      GCC support library

Versions of packages gcc-4.0 recommends:
ii  libc6-dev                   2.3.2.ds1-23 GNU C Library: Development  
Librari
pn  libmudflap0-dev             <none>       (no description available)

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