Bob Rossi <bob_rossi@xxxxxxx> writes: > What's the best way to get the gcc version number from an autotools > project? I could start gcc and parse the output. Could I write a small > program that checks some #define that has gcc's version number? You can check __GNUC__, __GNUC_MINOR__, and __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__. Is that the sort of thing you are looking for? > If so, how far back does that work for? __GNUC__ and __GNUC_MINOR__ have been around for a long time, certainly since before gcc 3.0 (and, although I didn't check, probably before gcc 2.0). I believe that __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__ was added in gcc 3.0. Ian
