compiling and installing gcc

[Robert Dege]

> I am using linux mandrake 8.0. I needed gcc 3.0+ to
> compile something, but I had older version (2.96) that
> came with the mandrake CD. So I downloaded gcc 3.0.3
> and compiled and installed it by following the
> instructions at the gcc website. Everything went fine
> and I did not notice any errors during the process.
> However, when I tried to compile what I was compiling
> before, it still detected the old version of gcc. Any
> idea whats going on here?

Where did you install gcc?  if you do a hich gcc, does it point to the new
gcc you compiled?  You might have to update your path accordingly.


> On a different note, which is the best divX player for
> linux these days?

I'm keen on mplayer.  Though, it can be difficult to compile & setup.


Dege

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