Re: setting default compiler version
On 5/11/05, Martin Henne <martin.henne@web.de> wrote:
> Is there a way to tell debian to use g++-3.4 as the default
> compiler and set all symlinks (at least /usr/bin/gcc, /usr/
> bin/g++ and /usr/lib/cpp) to the right version using the
> normal dpkg tools (like dpkg-reconfigure or something like
> that)?
Check out update-alternatives, which sets up symlinks in
/etc/alternatives that are then referenced by other symlinks in
/usr/bin. The "alternative" you'll most likely want is c++,
and you'd refer to the compiler as /usr/bin/c++ .
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Michael A. Marsh
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http://mamarsh.blogspot.com
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