[Bug other/40458] New: gcc flavours

[kai dot extern at googlemail dot com]

Combining an idee from the Linux kernel with some suggested practice building
gcc, I'm suggesting adding a --flavour=xxxx option to configure.

The point is to have several gcc versions, otherwise configured identically but
presumably different versions, installed side-by-side on the same system. This
would be achived by changing file and directory names to include the flavour.

For example, --flavour=trunk might cause a driver name of gcc-trunk, and a
library directory name of /usr/lib/gcc/<target>/trunk/ (or whatever else seems
useful).


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           Summary: gcc flavours
           Product: gcc
           Version: unknown
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P3
         Component: other
        AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
        ReportedBy: kai dot extern at googlemail dot com
 GCC build triplet: *
  GCC host triplet: *
GCC target triplet: *


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=40458