Re: Upgrading gcc on FreeBSD 4.11

2009-02-14 Thread RW
On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:29:12 -0600 Shaun wrote: > > > Is it safe to install one of the newer gcc ports on FreeBSD 4.11? > > > I've had this machine for three years; I don't recall ever > > > upgrading the compiler, although pkg_info seems to think that I > > > did, or at least attempted to. I'm w

Re: Upgrading gcc on FreeBSD 4.11

2009-02-13 Thread Shaun
Thanks Tim! I'm aware that 4.x has been EOL'd for a long time. This particular machine is tracking RELENG_4_11. Of course I'd love to upgrade, but I have no physical access. I've researched the potential paths from 4.11 to 5.x to 6.x, and while there are some success stories, there are horror s

Re: Upgrading gcc on FreeBSD 4.11

2009-02-13 Thread Tim Judd
On Sat, 2009-02-14 at 00:00 -0600, Shaun wrote: > Hi all, > > One of my machines is running FreeBSD 4.11. It's a bit confused about > its current incarnation of gcc: > > [sh...@agaliarept lang]$ pkg_info | grep gcc > gcc-3.4.6_3,1 GNU Compiler Collection 3.4 > [sh...@agaliarept lang]$ gcc -

Upgrading gcc on FreeBSD 4.11

2009-02-13 Thread Shaun
Hi all, One of my machines is running FreeBSD 4.11. It's a bit confused about its current incarnation of gcc: [sh...@agaliarept lang]$ pkg_info | grep gcc gcc-3.4.6_3,1 GNU Compiler Collection 3.4 [sh...@agaliarept lang]$ gcc -v Using builtin specs. gcc version 2.95.4 20020320 [FreeBSD] An