Thomas Koenig writes:
> David Engel wrote:
> >> $ gcc -bi486-linuxaout hello.c
> >> gcc: installation problem, cannot exec `cc1': No such file or directory
>
> >This isn't a bug.
>
> To change a bug into a feature, it needs to be documented.
This has been documented for ages. From the gcc man page (the info
file has a similar passage):
-V version
The argument version specifies which version of GNU
CC to run. This is useful when multiple versions
are installed. For example, version might be
`2.0', meaning to run GNU CC version 2.0.
The default version, when you do not specify `-V',
is controlled by the way GNU CC is installed. Nor-
mally, it will be a version that is recommended for
general use.
> >If you want to call the a.out compiler using the
> >ELF front-end, you have to explicitly specify the version also as in:
> >
> > gcc -bi486-linuxaout -V2.6.3
>
> Any reason why this should not go into the package description?
> Other people than me are going to stumble across that particular
> problem.
Yes, as far as I'm concerned, the a.out development packages are in a
deprecated state. They are provided as is, and unless someone is in
an absolute dire situation, I don't intend to provide any more support
for them.
David
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