GCC change

bandrei · 07-17-2006, 09:10 AM

hi,

I'm trying to compile a program under gcc-2.95 instead of the gcc-3.3.5 I have.
I tried CC=gcc-2.95 but the version of the gcc doesn't change.
Anyone knows how could I compile using the 2.95?

thanks

Bandrei

Matir · 07-17-2006, 11:23 AM

Does your makefile use the $CC environment variable? Some may have 'gcc' hardcoded.

taylor_venable · 07-17-2006, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matir

Some may have 'gcc' hardcoded.

If this turns out to be the case, you can try aliasing gcc in your shell to point to the version you want to use. I think this would overcome that problem.

Also, if the program uses a ./configure script, you could try passing it a --with-gcc=/path/to/old/gcc option.

bandrei · 07-18-2006, 10:02 AM

In the end I used
alias gcc=gcc-2.95
and it worked well.

thanks a lot

Matir · 07-18-2006, 10:23 AM

Glad you got it working, and thanks for posting your solution so that it may help others in the future!