> Doing a proper "compile newer version of GCC, then recompile GCC with it, then recompile GCC again" voodoo is just tiresome after the first time. Yes you may lose some performance, but chances are your time is worth way more than what the setup takes.

I agree the recompiles take time, but it's not like you are going to sit in front of the computer and stare at the console output window while emerge is running.