# Gentoo compiler update

Tags: Gentoo Linux

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Description: Updating GCC on gentoo linux

1. Update the gcc package like any other
2. List the installed version

   1	gcc-config --list-profiles

3. Use the new one

   1	gcc-config <number_from_list>

4. Update profile

   1	source /etc/profile

5. Update libtool

   1	emerge --ask --oneshot --usepkg=n sys-devel/libtool

6. Remove the old version

   1	emerge --ask --depclean sys-devel/gcc:12

7. (optional) Rebuild the system and world set

   1 2	emerge --ask --emptytree --usepkg=n @system emerge --ask --emptytree --usepkg=n @world