(In reply to comment #0)
> Cosmetic:
> The gcc-3.4 package is named with a version number of 3.4.4:
>
> gcc-3.4_3.4.4-6ubuntu7_i386.deb
>
> Whereas the compiler inside that package is gcc-3.4.5, not gcc-3.4.4.
no, the compiler is a prerelease of gcc-3.4.5. So naming it 3.4.5 is wrong.
Upstream calls it 3.4.5 *prerelease*. So you may want to find out a good way to
express the correct version _and_ assure that version numbers are monotonically
increasing.
> This matters, because building external kernel modules requires the same
> compiler version as was used for the Breezy 2.6.12 kernel (3.4.5),
> and great confusion reigns when the user cannot see that compiler listed
> in synaptic.
no, you get the version number by calling 'gcc-3.4 --version', these stay the
same. if you compile the kernel or if you compile modules.
(In reply to comment #0) 3.4.4-6ubuntu7_ i386.deb
> Cosmetic:
> The gcc-3.4 package is named with a version number of 3.4.4:
>
> gcc-3.4_
>
> Whereas the compiler inside that package is gcc-3.4.5, not gcc-3.4.4.
no, the compiler is a prerelease of gcc-3.4.5. So naming it 3.4.5 is wrong.
Upstream calls it 3.4.5 *prerelease*. So you may want to find out a good way to
express the correct version _and_ assure that version numbers are monotonically
increasing.
> This matters, because building external kernel modules requires the same
> compiler version as was used for the Breezy 2.6.12 kernel (3.4.5),
> and great confusion reigns when the user cannot see that compiler listed
> in synaptic.
no, you get the version number by calling 'gcc-3.4 --version', these stay the
same. if you compile the kernel or if you compile modules.
Will keep it as wontfix.