change gcc version ?

[Chris Jones]

Hi,

On 13 Dec 2008, at 10:45PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:

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> On Dec 13, 2008, at 14:52, Chris Jones wrote:
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>> 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 ?
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> You would add the line "configure.compiler gcc-4.2" to the kdelibs4  
> portfile.

Thanks. Eventually I decoded the MacPorts documentation and figured  
out I could also do it from the command line with

>   $ sudo port install <portname> configure.compiler=gcc-4.2

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

Yeah. One of the places I found the suggestion to use gcc 4.2 was the  
kde-mac mailing list, and there this very point is also discussed.

http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/kde-mac/2008-November/000257.html

only a couple weeks old.

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>
> 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.

OK, I'm currently rebuilding with gcc 4.2 so I'll see what happens.  
I'll post a ticket when that is done.

Chris

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