i just tried to update my old-old gentoo to gentoo-1.4 following the guide mentioned above. my problem was, that i could not install the latest gcc because of a dependance on glibc-2.3.x . so for now i am installing gcc-3.1.1-r2 which is the latest 3.x gcc which supports glibc-2.2 platforms. this (and its implications?!) could perhaps be more elaborate in the upgrade guide thanks best regards Thilo
so now i tried to install gcc-3.1.1-r1 but that one doesn't show up in gcc-config... :( so, that was a no-go. sorry - but this is probably not only a documentation error... i'll report my findings here as i go along, if that is okay... regards thilo
alright - i think i am through the worst part. as said earlier - choosing a gcc-3.1 was a bad idea, due to the missing gcc-config profile. to be able to install the latest gcc-3.2.x i had to remove the dependancy on glibc-2.3.x. it compiled nicely until reaching gjc, so i removed the java USE variable. after that i had a working gcc-3.2.x and could switch to the corresponding gcc-config profile. then i followed the guide as usual, but before starting to recompile everything i updated my gcc to 3.3.4 (current). i guess, it could be good to add this information to the upgrade guide...
Thanks. I've updated the guide to reflect this.
