gcc & libgcc 6/7/8

[Michael Dickens]

Back on-list again:

As noted by Ryan, GCC6 and prior use libgcc from GCC6. There
is(are) ABI change(s) in libgcc from GCC6 to GCC7 (e.g., some
different compatibility versions for libraries; some different
symbols in libraries; some different version in filenames). I don't
know about GCC8 yet.
Thus, moving to the current libgcc-devel (GCC7) from libgcc (GCC6)
requires rebuilding all dependent ports, which for me is about 11 ports
& most are pretty quick to rebuild.
Given that Ryan is on top of this, I'll defer to him. I'm happy to
help out, but I'll not update GCC7 any longer (to snapshots or the
latest release).
Cheers! - MLD

On Thu, Jun 29, 2017, at 06:03 PM, Chris Jones wrote:
> On 29 Jun 2017, at 10:48 pm, Ken Cunningham
> <ken.cunningham.webuse at gmail.com> wrote:>> The plan in the libgcc Portfile says to keep moving libgcc along
>> until there is an incompatible ABI change, and then when that
>> happens, spin off the last compatible version as a separate port
>> (like this one libgcc45 @4.5.4_12 (lang)) to support all the gcc
>> versions that can't move past that version of libgcc,  and then move
>> the rest along.>> 
>> So long as gcc 5 / 6 are compatible with libgcc 7 or even libgcc 8 ,
>> should be no problem.>> 
>> To install libgcc-devel you need to uninstall or deactivate libgcc
>> first, of course, as they overwrite each other's files.> 
> Yes, of course, i understand this. My point was really unless there is
> a reason not to the default libgcc port should be  kept up to date
> with the latest stable release, which is as of now gcc7.  I have no
> interest to work with a real devel release, so have no plans to update
> my libgcc port to libgcc-devel.> 
> Chris
> 
>> 
>> At some point, bootstrapping gets to be a concern.
>> 
>> K
>> On 2017-06-29, at 1:16 PM, Christopher Jones wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> In my opinion libgcc should be based on the latest stable gcc
>>> release, which is now gcc7. Right now, if I try and install gcc
>>> 7 I get>>> 
>>>> Oberon ~ > sudo port install gcc7
>>>> Portfile changed since last build; discarding previous state.
>>>> --->  Computing dependencies for gcc7
>>>> Error: Can't install libgcc-devel because conflicting ports are
>>>> active: libgcc>>>> Error: Follow https://guide.macports.org/#project.tickets to report
>>>> a bug.>>>> Error: Processing of port gcc7 failed
>>> 
>>> which in my opinion should be resolved.
>>> 
>>> Chris
>>> 
>>>> On 29 Jun 2017, at 8:49 pm, Michael Dickens
>>>> <michaelld at macports.org> wrote:>>>> 
>>>> I recently noticed that gcc7 had an update, and so I've started
>>>> updating>>>> it. I'll move it to the 7.1 release shortly. There's also a
>>>> new gcc8>>>> snapshot that I'll look into getting up for folks on the
>>>> bleeding edge>>>> to try out (as I'm often asked to do for UHD / Volk / GNU Radio).
>>>> 
>>>> The question comes up as to what version "libgcc" should be.
>>>> Right now>>>> libgcc is a subport of gcc6. gcc7 requires an updated version of
>>>> libgcc,>>>> as I'm guessing gcc8 does.
>>>> 
>>>> I can easily leave libgcc attached to gcc6, and then disable
>>>> libgcc-devel in favor of libgcc7 and libgcc8 ... but, I'm pretty
>>>> new at>>>> the gcc / libgcc combo so I'm really not sure what the best or
>>>> proper>>>> way to go here is.
>>>> 
>>>> Looking for thoughts and direction on how to proceed. Thx! - MLD

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