[linux-audio-dev] Compilers

[Steve Harris]

On Sat, Jan 04, 2003 at 11:36:50 -0500, David Gerard Matthews wrote:
> I've been using gcc-3.2 on RH 8 and it seems to do a good job.  However, 
> I would not
> recommend upgrading just the compiler, especially if you're running RH 
> 7.3.  The reason
> is that you won't be able to link against any C++ libraries compiled 
> with the old compiler.
> (Please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong on this.) So basically 
> you're looking at

The gcc3 that RedHat provide for the 7 series, will live alongside the old
gcc2 libraries and headers, you have to tell the shell/makefile that you
want to use gcc3 to compile with it.

YMMV, but it should be OK.

- Steve