Re: [gentoo-user] Which gcc unstable?

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

Pandu Poluan wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 08:14, Dale<rdalek1967@gmail.com>  wrote:
>    
>> Pandu Poluan wrote:
>>      
>>> I noticed Dale's email (hi Dale!) [1] asking about which gcc / glibc
>>> unstable to use.
>>>
>>> Is there any consensus yet as to which 'gcc'? I'm planning on doing an
>>> `emerge -e @system` on two fresh installs, one x86 and the other
>>> amd64.
>>>
>>> Should I go with 4.5.3? Or 4.5.2? Or play it safe and use 4.5.1-r1
>>> (which, based on b.g.o search [2], seems to have less (serious) bugs
>>> compared to 4.5.2)
>>>
>>>        
>> Howdy,
>>
>> I'm using this:
>>
>> root@fireball / # equery list gcc glibc
>>   * Searching for gcc ...
>> [IP-] [  ] sys-devel/gcc-4.4.5:4.4
>> [IP-] [  ] sys-devel/gcc-4.5.3:4.5
>>
>>      
> So, 4.5.3 is quite safe for day-to-day usage eh?
>
> Okay, keywording it. Thanks!
>
>    
>>   * Searching for glibc ...
>> [IP-] [  ] sys-libs/glibc-2.13-r4:2.2
>> root@fireball / #
>>
>> The higher gcc is the one in use.  Everything compiles fine.  One thing tho,
>> I started a download and went to town.  When I got back, I was sitting at my
>> grub menu.  Most likely not related but wanted to mention juuuuuuuuust in
>> case.  ;-)  Yea, my reboot issues is happening again.  :-@
>>
>>      
> Hmmm, just a hunch: Have you tried updating the motherboard's firmware?
>
> Rgds,
>    

I did upgrade it a while back.  I'll check and see if there is a new one 
now.  I hadn't thought of that before.  We all know that a update fixes 
some bugs but introduces several new ones.  lol   Reminds me of Raid.  
Kill some but new babies come out a few days later.  New bugs but still 
problems.  :/

Thanks much.  Great hunch.

Dale

:-)  :-)