[MPlayer-users] mencoder problems

[Frank Boehme]

Ralph Slooten wrote:

> This does bring me onto a toutchy subject though, and guys, don't eat me
> alive here, but I am using Mandrake 8.0 with the very "popular" gcc version
> you all love so much (hehehe)! As it's an RPM based system, what are the
> advantages / disadvantages of upgrading / downgrading gcc and related
> packages? Will this affect any pre-compiled packages already installed?

(not sure if this belong to this forum).

GCC is for development only. GCC is not required if you only run
installed programs. Also, at least LM 8.1 is designed such that you can
have multiple versions of gcc. Check /etc/alternatives or set the proper
variables before ./configure. However, keep in mind that C++ stuff
(dshow) easily breaks if objects or libs are compiled with different
versions and then linked together.

Frank