Re: Building and installing gcc-3.0
if memories serves, there should be a tool that can help you make such
virtual package - hmm..
however, if you would build it as if you are building the package gcc, it'll
work just fine. -- remember to replace the maintainer information,tho.
--
Calvin "Lamer"
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Email: evil@debian.org.hk
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shaul Karl" <shaulka@bezeqint.net>
To: "Chan Siu On" <siuonchan@hotmail.com>
Cc: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 7:45 AM
Subject: Re: Building and installing gcc-3.0
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I want to build and install gcc-3.0 on my Debian "potato" 2.2r3. I
have
> > downloaded gcc-3.0.tar.gz. If I simply type "configure", "make" and
"make
> > install", would Debian realize that gcc has been upgraded?
>
>
> If by `Debian' you meant dselect, dpkg and freinds then the answer is no.
> Those actions will not make `Debian' realize that gcc is upgraded.
>
>
> > If not, what
> > should I do? For some reasons, I don't want to apt-get it from the
> > Internet.
> >
>
>
> I guess that you have to build the deb for yourself. Without having a
deb-src
> package I would say that this is a difficult task I would say.
>
>
> > Also, what should be my toplevel installation directory for gcc-3.0?
It
> > defaults to /usr/local/, but as far as I know, almost all debian
programs
> > are installed to /usr/ rather than /usr/local/ (<- am I correct?). If I
am
> > right, than should I install gcc-3.0 in /usr/ instead of /usr/local/?
> >
_________________________________________________________________________
> >
>
>
> You are right about /usr and /usr/local. In fact, this is intentional and
> defined in policy. Actually, your situation is one of the reasons for this
> policy. There fore, installing gcc-3.0 from the tar balls in /usr/local
seems
> to me the best solution. That way you might have a working version of it
and
> although `Debian' would not know about it they might live in peace. But do
> note that I have no experience with these matters so that when you get
down to
> the small details things might get complicated.
>
> You might want to look at the mailing lists archive of debian-devel. There
was
> a long discussion there about having gcc-3.0. This might give you more
> understanding about the problems that you will have to solve.
>
>
> --
>
> Shaul Karl <shaulka@bezeqint.net>
>
> Hillel used to say: If I am not for myself who will be for me?
> Yet, if I am for myself only, what am I? And if not now, when?
> (Ethics Of The Fathers 1:14)
>
>
>
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