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glenn69

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Registered: 2007-09-26

Posts: 125

How do I downgrade gcc?

I'm trying to downgrade gcc, however there seems to be a circular dependency issue.  gcc depends on gcc-libs which depends on gcc.  How do I do this ?

Thank You

pvibert

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Registered: 2011-07-18

Posts: 12

Re: How do I downgrade gcc?

You can specify both the gcc and gcc-libs packages as arguments to pacman which should meet one's dependency on the other.

Allan

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From: Brisbane, AU

Registered: 2007-06-09

Posts: 11,393

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Re: How do I downgrade gcc?

Not that is a really bad idea...    a lot of software is build against the newer gcc-libs.    Look in the AUR to get old gcc packages.

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ngoonee

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From: Between Thailand and Singapore

Registered: 2009-03-17

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Re: How do I downgrade gcc?

Not that is a really bad idea...    a lot of software is build against the newer gcc-libs.    Look in the AUR to get old gcc packages.

Allan meant 'note', not 'not'. I assume. In any case, I'll just help him to clarify things - downgrading gcc is a bad idea. Your system could crash hard.

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olive

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2008-06-22

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Re: How do I downgrade gcc?

The AUR have old version of gcc that can be installed alongside the new gcc. Install them.