So how can I get the newer version from sources (i.e. what is the svn link)? On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 2:34 PM, Ian Lance Taylor <iant@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 11:06 AM, Daniel B Mosesson > <dmosess1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> daniel@daniel-Virtual-Machine:~/programming$ gcc gcc-test1.c >> -fsyntax-only -fdiagnostics-show-caret >> gcc: error: unrecognized command line option '-fdiagnostics-show-caret' >> daniel@daniel-Virtual-Machine:~/programming$ gcc --version >> gcc (Ubuntu/Linaro 20120314-0ubuntu2) 4.8.0 20120314 (experimental) >> [trunk revision 185382] >> Copyright (C) 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc. >> This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO >> warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. > > You are running sources from 20120314, nearly a year ago. The caret > diagnostic code was added in April 2012. So it will be in 4.8 but > it's not in the version you are testing. > > Sorry I didn't notice that in your original message. > > Ian