Which compiler

[Ken Moffat]

Joel Hammer wrote:

>I guess I need to install a compiler on my debian
>system. Does anyone have any suggestions of which version
>of gcc is to be preferred?
>
>apt-get install gcc wants to install the following
>packages:
>
> binutils cpp cpp-3.3 gcc-3.3
>
>Does this sound about right?
>  
>

If you plan to compile kernel 2.6, you had better read the install 
instructions and use the one they recommend. I think gcc>2.95 is OK but 
I've heard 3.3 is flakey. As I said, read as much as you can about 2.6 
problems.

-- 
Ken