setting gcc42 as default compiler

[Gerald Pfeifer]

On Mon, 21 May 2007, Maho NAKATA wrote:
> As 7-CURRENT is going to ship with gcc42,
> I'd like to switch the default compiler for OOo ports to gcc42, too.

This sounds like a great plan!

> Drawbacks
> * Sometimes we need additional gcc42 patches for OOo.

The good thing here is that GCC 4.2 is still actively maintained
upstream, and several Linux distributions are using GCC 4.1 (and
possibly 4.2) without specific changes.

Gerald