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List:       gentoo-user
Subject:    [gentoo-user] Re: Downgrading gcc
From:       Nikos Chantziaras <realnc () arcor ! de>
Date:       2012-02-20 5:02:07
Message-ID: jhsk4i$55k$1 () dough ! gmane ! org
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On 20/02/12 06:38, Pandu Poluan wrote:
> Just re-emerge the older version e.g. emerge =...gcc-4.4.5 (... is the
> category). Then use eselect gcc or gcc-config to select the active gcc
> version.

It's better to emerge it by using its slot:

   emerge gcc:4.4

so you can get updates normally for that slot.



>
> CMIIW
>
> Rgds,
>
> On Feb 20, 2012 11:24 AM, <meino.cramer@gmx.de
> <mailto:meino.cramer@gmx.de>> wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>
>     I want to downgrade gcc from 4.5.3-r1 to 4.4.5.
>
>     The Gentoo gcc UPgrade guide tells me, that ABI are only upward
>     compatible which implies problems when downgrading and not upgrading.
>
>     Nonetheless a downgrade is needed here and I want to go
>     to gcc-4.4.5.
>
>     How can I acchieve this in a clean way?
>
>     Best regards,
>     mcc
>
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