[LLVMdev] updating the "Getting Started" page with more info about the gcc4 frontend

[Chris Lattner]

On Sat, 2 Sep 2006, Erick Tryzelaar wrote:
> Erick Tryzelaar wrote:
>> Actually, my request for more info in the "Getting Started" had some
>> hidden questions, as I don't know the answer to them :) So to be a
>> little more clear, here are the two I had:
>>
>> Does the gcc4 no longer need the "fixheaders" script that the gcc3.4
>> frontends uses?
>>
>> Is it possible to install both the gcc4 and the gcc3.4 frontends at
>> the same time, or are they mutually exclusive? If so, how? If not,
>> would it require a full rebuild, and renaming the executables
>> something like llvm-gcc3?
>>
>> Thanks again,
>>
>
> Sorry to bump this again, but I haven't been able to figure it out :(
> Anyone know the answer?

They can coexist.  The steps I use are to install both into separate 
directories.  Don't add either bin dir to your path.  Then create (in some 
directory in your PATH) symlinks to both trees.  I have llvm-gcc/llvm-g++ 
symlinked to llvm-gcc4 and llvm-gcc3/llvm-g++3 symlinked to the llvm-gcc3 
binaries.

Seems to work for me, YMMV,

-Chris

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