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How to specify which GCC for MacPorts to use?

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Problem

I compiled GCC 4.4.3 and installed it in /usr/local/bin, but whenever I install a port via MacPorts 1.8.2 the verbose output says MacPorts is using /usr/bin/gcc-4.2: checking for gcc... /usr/bin/gcc-4.2 How do I make MacPorts find my own GCC 4.4.3? Here is my existing path: I am running Mac OS X 10…

Error Output

/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/lib:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11/bin

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Fix for: How to specify which GCC for MacPorts to use?

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MacPorts is using Apple supplied compilers wherever possible as they are highly patched for the platform. For example, they allow to build for multiple architectures by specifying -arch flags which is not possible with FSF gcc. If you change symlink…

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