Old software that can't be upgraded due to license incompatibility

[Nezmer]

Hi,

As far as I know, the versions of gcc,binutils and gdb available in the FreeBSD tree are old and they will never get bumped due to license incompatibilities.

Is there a full list of sources being held for the same reason?

 

[ckester]

I think this page on the wiki has the info you're seeking:

http://wiki.freebsd.org/ContribSoftware

 

[Nezmer]

I think this page on the wiki has the info you're seeking:

http://wiki.freebsd.org/ContribSoftware

Thank you.

That was exactly what I needed.

 

[phoenix]

Note also that this only applies to software shipped as part of the base OS.

There's nothing stopping you from installing newer version via the ports tree (GCC 4.5 is available, for instance).