gcc - GNU compiler collection HOWTO

ChangeLog


2018-07-26	- Changed gperf link from site to HOWTO
2018-07-18	- Changed home page URL to https
		- Removed outdated checkinstall package instructions
		- Added 7.3, removed the 12 year old ones :-)
Nov 9, 2006	- Added 4.1.1
Jun 8, 2006	- Removed 3.3.6 and 3.2.3, 3.4.6 is the last planned 3.4
		  and 3.x release
		- package: s/3.3.6/3.4.6/
Apr 7, 2006	- Note about autogen with 4.0.x
Apr 6, 2006	- 3.4.5 -> 3.4.6
		- Added 4.0.3
		- Only run removepkg if it exists
Dec 15, 2005	- 3.4.4 -> 3.4.5
Aug 12, 2005	- Updated the package part to clean up the checkinstall files
Aug 11, 2005	- Exclude /usr/info/dir from the 3.3.6 package
Aug 10, 2005	- Added checkinstall part for 3.3.6 to create a package
Jun 10, 2005	- Changed the description to what gcc stands for now
		  (used to be "GNU C compiler" now "GNU compiler collection")
		- Changed md5sum verification to output OK (or not)
		- Rearranged options to shut up the new version of find
		- root.root -> root:root, only run it when $UID = 0
		- Added sha1sum verification for 3.4.3
		- 3.4.3 -> 3.4.4
		- 3.3.5 -> 3.3.6
Mar 8, 2005	- 3.3.4 -> 3.3.5
		- Added sha1sum verification (in addition to md5)
Dec 3, 2004	- 3.4.2 -> 3.4.3
		- Changed all download URLs from ftp://ftp.gnu.org/ to
		  http://ftp.gnu.org/
Oct 26, 2004	- Create a symlink from /usr/bin/cpp to /lib/cpp, some things
		  like XFree86's source assume that it exists
Sep 22, 2004	- 3.4.0 -> 3.4.2
		- Removed 2.95.3
Sep 13, 2004	- 3.3.3 -> 3.3.4
May 5, 2004	- Changed home page from http://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/
		  to http://gcc.gnu.org/
		- Changed all md5sum -> textutils links to point to coreutils
		- 3.3.2 -> 3.3.3
		- Added gcc 3.4.0 to the top
		- Updated notes about the various versions at the top
Oct 21, 2003	- 3.3.1 -> 3.3.2
Sep 12, 2003	- Added note about /usr/lib/libgcc_s.so.1
Sep 10, 2003	- Added note about downgrading
Sep 9, 2003	- Added 3.2.3, note at top about the three versions
Aug 19, 2003	- Create ~/installed with mode 700
		- 3.3 -> 3.3.1
		- Replaced the old ftp.gnu.org verification with the
		  md5sum in the howto
Jul 23, 2003	- Added removepkg of even more newly named/split/added gcc
		  packages: gcc-gnat and gcc-java
May 16, 2003	- 3.2.2 -> 3.3
Feb 11, 2003	- Added 3.2.2, left 2.95.3 at the bottom
		- Updated 2.95.3 with removal of old version source and tarball
		- Added sha1sum verification for both versions
		- Added --disable-nls to 3.2.2 build
Jun 11, 2002	- First entry

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