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[seth AT swoolley.homeip.net]

Regarding the comparison between opensuse and sourcemage's gcc versions:

Binary distros don't need to "test" their gcc is thoroughly as we have to 
given that every package needs to be compiled.

If a package from a binary distro has issues with one gcc they can use 
a different gcc for just that package and nobody will notice.

On Mon, Dec 11, 2006 at 02:15:56AM +0100, Ladislav Hagara wrote:
> >
> > > There is nothing wrong with 4.1, some code does trigger a few extra
> > sloppyness indicators that even 4.0 still let's fly, but it's not a lot.
> >
> 
> 
> Personally I wonder why we discuss this. Test grimoire is for testing.
> 
> GCC 4.1 has should been in test grimoire since GCC team had released it.
> 
> It is strange for me that for example openSUSE has gcc 4.1.3 [1] and we
> have in test and stable-rc gcc 4.0.3 and in stable even gcc 3.4.5 [2].
> 
> 
> [1] http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=suse
> 
> [2] http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=sourcemage
> 
> 
> > > To make things smoother in the future the forcing of gcc version
> > below what is in test must be discouraged, things do not get fixed
> > that way.
> >
> 
> What about some sorcery function and variable like IGNORE_GCC_VERSION?
> 
> With this setting sorcery could just ignore GCC from DETAILS and tried
> the last gcc.
> 
> If last gcc was OK sorcery just write some message like "spell XXX
> contains GCC=3.4 but it is possible to cast it with last gcc 4.1,
> GCC=3.4 should be removed from DETAILS". Of course if last GCC fails
> sorcery just tried older one.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Ladislav Hagara
> 
> 
> 
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