Hi Len: perhaps better for me to go for a jogging, or make a cup of strong green tea, because I am getting really confused:
#dselect shows that both gcc-4.1 and make are installed (blank*** with the last * highlighted, as for packages that work, like apt) In contrast (?) #dpkg -S /usr/bin/gcc dpkg: /usr/bin/gcc not found but see below from a perusal of directories Installation was in differet partitions and raid1: /, /usr, /var/ swap, /home, /tmp /usr/bin includes, inter alia, g++-4.1, gcc-4.1, gccbug-4.1 Previously I was trying to compile a program that has Makefile only: $make gcc -g -02 -c -o active.o active.c make: *** [active.o] Error 127 thank you francesco pietra On Tuesday 06 June 2006 17:00, Lennart Sorensen wrote: > On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 02:57:53PM +0200, Francesco Pietra wrote: > > Why with amd64 debian etch > > > > $gcc -v > > $gcc --version > > are unrecognized and there is no > > $man gcc > > page? > > > > While > > #dselect > > reveals that both > > gcc-4.1 and make > > are installed from base installation. > > > > Of course my question is not merely related to that, but to the use of > > queries with respect to 32bit etch. > > Is gcc installed? gcc-4.1 provides gcc-4.1, gcc depends on the current > gcc, and provides the gcc link to the current version. > > # dpkg -S /usr/bin/gcc > gcc: /usr/bin/gcc > > Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

