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  • From: Tony Smith <tony AT smee.org>
  • To: Viggo Holmsen <vholmsen AT online.no>, Dufflebunk <dufflebunk AT dufflebunk.homeip.net>
  • Cc: sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] GCC 3 anyone?
  • Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 17:49:16 +0100

On Wednesday 17 July 2002 5:29 pm, Viggo Holmsen wrote:
> I believe we should wait.
>
> 1) GCC 3.1.1 is planned for release on july 21 with bugfixes, but the
> branch will be unmaintained after that.
> I think we would be better off by skipping GCC 3.1.1.

Unmaintained, or just superceded? i.e. if a serious bug emerges will it be
addressed in the 3.1.x codeline?

> 2) GCC 3.2 is planned for release on july 23 and will be the actively
> maintained branch. It will require a sorcery rebuild, since the C++ ABI
> will be incompatible with 3.1.

We'd have to do that anyway as Julian pointed out when we go to gcc 3.x.

> 3) I think we should migrate to GCC 3.2 as soon as possible in the devel
> grimoire, and let it filter down.

OK, that's enough reasons for me. The test/stable branches will avoid GCC 3
for a while longer.

Tony.




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