Re:FreeBSD has removed GCC from its base system
by BanazirGalbasi on Tuesday March 03, 2020 @11:01AM
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I'm a relatively new FreeBSD user, in fact I'm writing this on a Thinkpad running FreeBSD right now. The title is still super misleading, I had no clue that it was talking about the build infrastructure from the title alone - instead, I was expecting that my next version upgrade would remove GCC compatibility. Learning the FreeBSD philosophy doesn't change the fact that the title is inaccurate and unhelpful.
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Re:FreeBSD has removed GCC from its base system
by umanwizard on Tuesday March 03, 2020 @11:07AM
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Yes, your next upgrade will remove GCC from the base system, not just from the "build infrastructure". However, you can still install the GCC port, as before.
Re:FreeBSD has removed GCC from its base system
by kevans91 on Tuesday March 03, 2020 @11:22AM
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With a tiny caveat: most folks actually won't feel this, because GCC hasn't been included in any x86 installed base system for quite a while now. Most exposure to it for many users would have been if they were cross-building archs that still required it, as the build infrastructure would bootstrap an appropriate GCC4.2 at that time.
Re:FreeBSD has removed GCC from its base system
by BanazirGalbasi on Tuesday March 03, 2020 @11:30AM
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I think you misunderstood what I was saying - I was expecting that this post would mean that GCC would stop working, or no longer be available, for me as a user. The point is that even for a FreeBSD user - albeit a new one - the title here is unclear on what "removed GCC" means.