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<sect2>
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<title>Introduction to gcc-&gcc2-version;</title>
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<screen>Download location (FTP): <ulink url="&gcc2-download-ftp;"/>
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Version used: &gcc2-version;
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Package size: &gcc2-size;
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Estimated Disk space required: &gcc2-buildsize;</screen>
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<para>There are two reasons for installing gcc-&gcc2-version;. The first is that the kernel
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developers have certified gcc-&gcc2-version; as the preferred compiler for compiling the
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kernel. The other (and more compelling reason) is that some
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commercial closed-source packages (such as Netscape Navigator, Yahoo Pager)
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and precompiled packages (such as Mozilla)
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are linked against gcc-&gcc2-version; libs.</para>
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<para>Download the gcc patches from <ulink url="&hfile-root;"/>.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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