gcc/gcj version

[David Daney]

Shawn McDermott wrote:
> what version of gcc do I need?

4.0

> I currently have 3.4.3 and have heard 
> bad things about 4.0.  does 3.4.3 provide the necessary java stuff?

No.

> if not, can the java stuff be updated without going to 4.0?

No.

Your best bet is probably to install GCC-4.0 into its own location by 
specifying '--prefix=the_location' at configure time.  That way you can 
keep using your system compiler for normal work.

David Daney.