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On 7/9/06, Molle Bestefich <molle.bestefich@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Try reading the bug - users are basically being shoved off with an |
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> arrogant silence and a stamp on their forehead saying INVALID. |
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*Sigh*. You really should post to -user first. |
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The expectation here is that when a new version of gcc is stabilized, |
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that users will upgrade to that in a reasonable amount of time, and |
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use that (by selecting it with gcc-config) for compiling all new |
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updates. FYI, gcc-3.4.4-r1 was stabilized on 2-Dec-2005, and the |
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current stable is 3.4.6-r1 since May 29th. |
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The devs can *not* be expected to verify that all software in portage |
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builds with all versions of gcc in portage. For example, there is |
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still an ebuild for gcc-2.95.3! But that is _not_ to be used for |
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compiling new updates. |
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The alternative here is that old versions of gcc disappear from |
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portage, but that causes a problem for those who need those versions |
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for some reason, such as compiling non-gentoo software. |
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> Nothing personal against Jakub Moc who probably has a lot to do, but |
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> the handling of relevant issues raised in the bugzilla is just |
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> unacceptable. |
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What, exactly, do you find unacceptable in "Your gcc version is |
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outdated and unsupported"? |
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I suppose portage could be enhanced to have a |
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is_gcc_version_supported() check, but I'm not sure how useful that |
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would be. |
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> What's the state of Portage and Gentoo in general? Is there not |
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> enough hands to do a proper job? Or is it just that none of the devs |
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> see what's wrong because bugs are wrongly being closed marked |
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> "INVALID" such as the above when they're in fact not? |
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If you want to test compiling every version of every package in |
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portage with all 21 versions (16 if you assume all -rX versions are |
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compatible, or /only 9/ if you only consider stable x86 versions) of |
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gcc that are currently in portage, and submit patches when things |
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fail, go ahead. BTW, your patches cannot remove the ability to use |
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improvements that are only available in newer stable versions of gcc, |
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such as -fvisibility=hidden. |
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-Richard |
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