Getting gcc4.4 to work with XCode

[Prokash Sinha]

On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 10:26 AM, Ryan Schmidt <ryandesign at macports.org>wrote:

> On Jan 31, 2010, at 12:16, Prokash Sinha wrote:
>
> > I had !!, so yes, I also don't like the idea. While I don't know if it is
> possible to direct the paths to the new installation of app using Macports
>  from Xcode configuration, if it is not there then what is the use of these
> Macports? It seems like it is not well integrated with Xcode or any other
> framework.
>
> I agree, it's not integrated into Xcode; to my knowledge, nobody has ever
> asked for it to be before. But to me, it seems like it's more the user's
> responsibility to configure their Xcode project to use a MacPorts-provided
> compiler, if that's what they want to do; I don't think it's the job of
> MacPorts, or the gcc44 port, to help you with this.
>
>
> > Also there must be a way to build the gcc for two arch (i386, and ppc)
> and get an universal to field this - but yes I agree, it is a detour.
>
> With the FSF gcc, you build separately for each architecture, then lipo the
> results together. You can also use this method with Apple's gcc.
>
> Yes this is what I did for gcc4.2, though for a totally different reason
:-)

>
> > Finally, If I screwed up Xcode temporarily by overwriting the gcc
> binaries, the Xcode dmg should be smart enough to fix it
>
> Yes, I agree with that. I still stand by my recommendation not to attempt
> to overwrite Apple-provided software.
>

Sure, that is the best thing to do...
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