apt-get install c-compiler

[Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org>]

# apt-get install c-compiler
Package c-compiler is a virtual package provided by:
  gcc-3.0 1:3.0.4-13
  tcc 0.9.19-1
  gcc272 2.7.2.3-18
  gcc-3.3 1:3.3.1-1
  gcc-3.2 1:3.2.3-7
  gcc-2.95 1:2.95.4-17
  gcc 4:3.3.1-1
  bcc 0.16.3-2
  altgcc 1:2.7.2.3-2
You should explicitly select one to install.
# apt-get install c-compiler 2>&-|awk '/^ /{print $1}'|xargs -r dpkg -l|grep ^i
ii  gcc-3.0            3.0.4-13           The GNU C compiler.
ii  gcc-3.3            3.3.1-0pre0        The GNU C compiler
ii  gcc-3.2            3.2.3-6            The GNU C compiler
ii  gcc-2.95           2.95.4-17          The GNU C compiler.
ii  gcc                3.3-2              The GNU C compiler.
Indeed I see I have a "subscription" to every new version, with no
automatic mechanism to get rid of the old. Is this the ideal situation?