Re: Which compiler

[Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <shalehperry@attbi.com>]

On Tuesday 05 November 2002 08:03, Bas Zoetekouw wrote:
> Hi Bob!
>
> You wrote:
> >      For the 1386 architecture, sid has gcc 2:2.95.4-17 and gcc-3.0
> > 1:3.0.4-13.  Which compiler should be used for an Architecture: any
> > package?
>
> The default one for the architecture in question.
>
> > If the answer is gcc-3.0, should that be included in the
> > build-depends?
>
> No, and neither should any other build-essential packages be included in
> the build-depends.

However if you MUST use gcc 3.0 for some reason you do need to build-depend on 
it.