Allan Duncan <amd2345@fastmail.com.au> writes:
So, apt-get install libtool cpp/jessie [...] Presumably you're on raspbian, where this may not be an option.
I recommend you use the default cpp that your release ships, and stop pining for newer versions.
[Raspbian wheezy] provides me with a choice of cpp -4.6, -4.7 and -4.8
It's providing cpp-4.8 but the standard cpp of raspbian wheezy is (apparently) 4.6, the same as Debian wheezy. Debian is not set up to allow you to *only install* 4.8 when the default is 4.6. AFAIK there is no standard way to make it the default, though I suppose you could do something like this in your .profile: export CC=gcc-4.8 CPP=cpp-4.8 CXX=g++-4.8 # et cetera If you're going to just override the symlinks provided by the metapackages (e.g. "cpp"), you'll want to dpkg-divert the originals away, otherwise a security upgrade will reset them.
I would prefer to run with 4.8 as I have it everywhere else.
IMO that is inadequate justification. If you really insist, try using equivs to lie to the package manager by providing a stub like Package: daft Section: metapackages Provides: cpp-4.6, gcc-4.6, g++-4.6 # et cetera I *think* it won't actively blow up in your face unless you are building kernel stuff (e.g. dkms), which AIUI is finicky about getting the same gcc stack throughout.