change gcc version ?

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Dec 13, 2008, at 14:52, Chris Jones wrote:

> I'm trying to compile some KDE4 packages from macports and am  
> running into a problem with kdelibs4. After some googling I found  
> various places which mention the error I am getting, and all  
> suggest using gcc 4.2 instead of 4.0
>
> So, I want to try this, but cannot figure out how I am suppose to  
> tell macports to use the newer gcc version (I have the latest Xcode  
> instead, so have both versions available).
>
> Can someone point me to some instructions on how to change the gcc  
> version that is used ?

You would add the line "configure.compiler gcc-4.2" to the kdelibs4  
portfile.

gcc-4.2 is only provided in Xcode 3 and up, so this would only work  
on Leopard and up.

Since you're likely not the only one experiencing whatever issue it  
is, you should file an issue in our issue tracker explaining what the  
problem is and suggesting this fix, if it works for you. Then the  
maintainer of the port can evaluate it and hopefully include it in  
the portfile so you and everyone else can benefit from it.