Re: Building GNAT/GCC 4.2.0

["deadlyhead" <s.brutzman@gmail.com>]

Ludovic Brenta writes:
> As a member of the Debian GCC maintainers, I'm just curious to know
> why you're trying to compile GCC for yourself.  Also, why do you
> enable all languages?  Do you really need them all?
>
> If you're planning to hack on GCC, why don't you join the
> gcc@gcc.gnu.org mailing list?
>
> If you're trying to install a version of GCC newer than that on your
> distribution, why not ask the distribution maintainers for assistance?
> For example, Debian has a package named gcc-snapshot in the
> experimental section, and you might as well use that.
>
> Or perhaps you are the GCC maintainer for some distribution?
>
> --
> Ludovic Brenta.

Well, you see, I don't _use_ a distribution, per se.  I've compiled all
my packages from scratch, a la Linux From Scratch, and I rather like
it.  Since I compile all of my own packages, rather than using binaries
from some distribution, having as many compilers available to me as I
can means that I have less chance of not having access to a certain
package.

Likely I will be joining the GCC mailing list, of for no other reason
than to keep an eye on progress.

--Seth