Upgrade from 3.2.1 to 3.2.2 recommended (Linux i386) ?

[LLeweLLyn Reese]

Malte Gell <malte_gell@web.de> writes:

> Hello,
> I'm using GCC 3.2.1 on my system and saw that some bugs like No. 8708 
> (__USE_MALLOC doesn't work) are considered to be serious, so is it much 
> recommended to upgrade to 3.2.2 (on Linux i386) ?
> 
> If I do and also upgrade binutils (from 2.13.90.0.4 to 2.13.90.0.18) 
> will this break C/C++ apps/libraries compiled with GCC 3.2.1 relying on 
> libstdc++.so.5 from GCC 3.2.1 ?

3.2.1 and 3.2.2 are intended to be binary compatible.

My advice is that you *not* install 3.2.2 on top of 3.2.1, but
    instead use a different --prefix; I use
    --prefix=/usr/local/gcc-<version> . In this way you retain both
    versions.

(Note: the --prefix comment assumes you are building and installing
    from source. If you are installing binaries using a package
    manager, I don't know.)


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