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Re: side effects after installing gcc-3.4.4.999


On 2009-03-02 05:34Z, Akakima wrote:
> After updating gcc in my cygwin installation, i discovered
> that i cannot run gcc.exe from the native winxp console (cmd.exe).
> 
> gcc.exe has been replaced by gcc-3.exe.

If gcc version 3.x is what you want, why not just downgrade
from 3.4.4-999 to gcc-3.4.4-3? AIUI, the only difference
between the two is something you don't want:

http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2009-02/msg00713.html
|   This release is a straight rebuild from source of the existing gcc-3.4.4-3,
| with no source modifications, but with packaging script changes to enable
| 'alternatives' switching between the use of GCC-3 and GCC-4.

Alternatively, you might prefer to use mingw.org's native gcc.

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