[ gpsdrive ] compiling gpsdrive - gcc

[Hamish]

> >> I tried to compile gpsdrive-2.09 and gpsdrive-2.10pre2 on an opensuse10.2
> >> and with both version I get the following error with ./configure:
> >>
> >> Using gcc compiler
> >> *****************************************
> >> You need a gcc >= 3.x to compile GpsDrive
> >> *****************************************
> >>
> >> What could I do to compile gpsdrive with version 4.1.2?
..
> Would be better to change it to:
> 
> if $CC -dumpversion|egrep -q "^[34]\.*"; then

future proof it more: "^[3-9]\.*" (or [3456789], my regex is rusty)
(or "^[^12]\.*" ?)

better would be GCC_MAJOR=`` ; then if [ "$GCC_MAJOR" -ge 3 ] ; then .. fi


Hamish



       
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