- always use CXX=gcc (not only when using gcc 3) to avoid a dependency

on libstdc++ and exceptions

support-files/mysql.spec.sh

@@ -258,10 +258,11 @@ export PATH
 # Build the 4.0 Max binary (includes BDB and UDFs and therefore
 # cannot be linked statically against the patched glibc)
 
-# If we want to compile with RAID using gcc 3, we need to use
-# gcc instead of g++ to avoid linking problems (RAID code is written in C++)
-test -z $CXX && test -z $CC && if gcc -v 2>&1 | grep 'gcc version 3' > /dev/null 2>&1
+# Use gcc for C and C++ code (to avoid a dependency on libstdc++ and
+# including exceptions into the code
+test -z $CXX && test -z $CC
 then
+	export CC="gcc"
 	export CXX="gcc"
 fi
 
@@ -573,6 +574,10 @@ fi
 # The spec file changelog only includes changes made to the spec file
 # itself
 %changelog 
+* Thu Feb 12 2004 Lenz Grimmer <lenz@mysql.com>
+
+- when using gcc, _always_ use CXX=gcc 
+
 * Tue Feb 03 2004 Lenz Grimmer <lenz@mysql.com>
 
 - added myisam_ftdump to the Server package