gcc 4.6 in ubuntu

[JanisL]

Is there a way of getting gcc 4.6 without needing to compile from source?
I notice in the default repositories the latest version is 4.4 but I really need to use various features from c++0x that are not supported in this version.

If I do need to compile from source is there anything that I should be aware of in advance?

Any advice is greatly appreciated?

[Simian Man]

You could use Fedora 15 or Arch which come with 4.6 by default. If you want the latest software, Ubuntu isn't a good choice.

[ssam]

ubuntu 10.10 has a gcc-4.5 package, and 11.04 (released this week) has 4.5 by default. maybe these are good enough.

or there is the gcc snapshot package
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcc-snapshot

or you may do better with a distro that has slightly more cutting edge software.

[MadCow108]

there is also this ppa with 4.6:
https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-toolchain-r/+archive/test