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On Tue, 17 Sep 2002, Viktor Lakics wrote: |
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> Dear Devs, |
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> NAive question: What happens if someone stays with gcc2.95? If I |
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> pin gcc in the world file, upgrades will still happen? |
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Unless you upgrade your profile, gcc won't be upgraded to 3.2 (the 1.4 |
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default). |
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> What is the disadvantage (besides not using new gcc optimizations |
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> etc) of staying with the old gcc? |
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The C++ front-end in 3.2 is much better. Very few apps don't compile |
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with 2.95.3, and are by far outnumbered by the apps that don't compile |
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with 3.2. |
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I guess we'll have to support 2.95.3 for a good while to come, but this is |
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Gentoo; changes happen and they happen quickly. Keep abreast :) |
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Kind regards, |
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Karl T |
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