From: Gavin Kelman (gavin@metahusky.net)
Date: Thu Jan 09 2003 - 08:21:14 EST
On Thu, Jan 09, 2003 at 12:05:19PM +0000, Gavin Kelman wrote:
> I'd like to upgrade our Tru64 5.1 box to have a newer C compiler, version
> V6.4-009, specifically, to match our 5.1A box. I've looked through the
> Software Products Library update CDs and can only find C++ compiler
> updates. I've applied these, but the C compiler remains at the same
> version. Am I missing something, or is the C compiler version part
> of the core OS, and therefore, I'd have to upgrade to 5.1A to upgrade
> the compiler?
Thanks to Selden E Ball Jr <SEB@LNS62.LNS.CORNELL.EDU>, who said, in
summary, that the compiler version is bound to the OS version, and
switching C compilers is a bad idea, as it can break kernel rebuilds.
Many thanks,
Gavin.
-- Gavin Kelman Phone : 07967 360 822 Unix Administrator Email : gavin@metahusky.net
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