Daniel Franke wrote: > Should it be possible to install different branches/versions of gcc > sharing the same prefix? > > Currently I have gcc-4_2-branch and trunk, that are both installed > into the same prefix, but while this "worked" for months, I doesn't > any more since the "_gfortran_string_repeat" function was removed (my > code uses REPEAT). While there are two libraries, libgfortran.2.0.0 > and libgfortran.so.3.0.0, there is only one libgfortran.la, pointing > to either one, depending on the order of installation. The workaround > is obviously two use different prefixes, but I wonder whether it > should still be possible to share the prefix?! You probably want --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs when configuring if you're going to use the same prefix. That will cause it to put libs in $prefix/lib/gcc/$target/x.y.z/ and $prefix/libexec/gcc/$target/x.y.z/ where x.y.z is the version. Brian
