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#1 2011-01-19 23:45:53
- crabmarkjellozest
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[solved] Easy way of installing multiple version of GCC?
Hi,
I have been away from Arch for some time. I am interested in stepping away from Gentoo, which I use currently, but there is one feature that I've never seen offered elsewhere that I don't want to leave: the ability to seamlessly install multiple version of many programs side-by-side, most notably GCC/G++.
I typically try to use the most recent compiler for my own software, but am working on several long-term projects which require G++ 4.1.* to build. In Gentoo I am able to install multiple version of GCC into "slots" and a utility called gcc-config lets me switch between them quickly and easily.
Is Arch capable of doing something like this? It doesn't need to be as fancy, I would be content with just differently named executables, but I don't see much discussion about this. I am not particularly interested in trying to learn how to write and maintain a PKGBUILD to do this myself; I am not familiar with the nuances of building GCC from source by hand and don't really have the time to learn right now.
*Note: I am not interested in discussing the merits of Gentoo/Arch, I am just describing it to provide a more clear example of the functionality I'm looking for.
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#2 2011-01-19 23:51:07
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Re: [solved] Easy way of installing multiple version of GCC?
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#3 2011-01-20 00:12:58
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Re: [solved] Easy way of installing multiple version of GCC?
Thanks, I actually searched the AUR but didn't realize that the GCC package automatically included the C++ tools as well. I'll give it a go.
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#4 2011-01-20 06:38:55
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Re: [solved] Easy way of installing multiple version of GCC?
You're welcome. Please mark [solved].
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#5 2011-01-20 14:58:41
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Re: [solved] Easy way of installing multiple version of GCC?
Even better than installing an old gcc, is to update the code instead. Usually the changes needed are trivial.
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#6 2011-01-21 02:58:36
- crabmarkjellozest
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Re: [solved] Easy way of installing multiple version of GCC?
Marking it solved, although I have still been unable to build gcc41 from the AUR. I will try to resolve that problem elsewhere.
Even better than installing an old gcc, is to update the code instead. Usually the changes needed are trivial.
I will be looking into this eventually, but am just short of time lately. Unfortunately it's not as trivial as code completely failing to compile.
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