%general-entities; ]> There are two reasons for installing GCC-&gcc2-version;. The first is that the kernel developers have certified GCC-&gcc2-version; as the preferred compiler for compiling the kernel. The other (and more compelling reason) is that some commercial closed-source packages (such as Netscape Navigator, Yahoo Pager) and precompiled packages (such as Mozilla) are linked against GCC-&gcc2-version; libs. Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download size: &gcc2-size; Estimated Disk space required: &gcc2-buildsize; Estimated build time: &gcc2-time; The instructions given above make compatibility symlinks that pre-compiled packages in BLFS require. You may create additional compatibility links based on your requirements. If you only need the GCC-&gcc2-version; libraries, you may delete /opt/gcc-&gcc2-version;. Whenever you need to use GCC-&gcc2-version; instead of your system installed compiler, add /opt/gcc-&gcc2-version;/bin to the front of your PATH or (preferably) set the CC environment variable before compiling the concerned package. The GCC-&gcc2-version; package contains the gcc-&gcc2-version; C and C++ compilers and GCC-&gcc2-version; libstdc++.so that is required by some commercial and pre-compiled packages.