selecting g++ version

[kroiz]

hi,
I got something I that need to be compiled with g++ 3.3 but I got g++ 4 installed.
can I apt-get g++ 3.3 and then somehow instruct the make to use it?
or maybe just uninstall g++ 4?

[darth_vector]

it should be backwards compatible. have you tried building the source with 4.0?

[kroiz]

it should be backwards compatible. have you tried building the source with 4.0?

yes I did but I get some compiling errors. I guess 4 is more strict.

[toojays]

You can install the package g++-3.3, and get your project to use it by setting the environment variable CXX=g++-3.3 before you run the configure script.

[thumper]

Don't forget to export it.
export CXX=g++-3.3

[kroiz]

You can install the package g++-3.3, and get your project to use it by setting the environment variable CXX=g++-3.3 before you run the configure script.
great thanks. I dont have a configure script but I managed to do it like this:

make target CXX=g++-3.3