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From: Thilo Bangert <thilo.bangert@×××.net>
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Quick n00b question about Gentoo / GCC.
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 15:14:25
Message-Id: 20020410201425.EF02C20F01B9@chiba.3jane.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Quick n00b question about Gentoo / GCC. by Michael Robert Verdone
1 On Wednesday, 10. April 2002 21:18, you wrote:
2 > Just a quick question:
3 >
4 > Why does Gentoo 1.1a use GCC 2.95, when 3.0 is out and offers
5 > increased optimization, etc?
6
7 because some stuff does not compile with gcc3, yet
8 but its getting better everyday...
9
10 > Especially considering the Portage2
11 > source requires it. Are you planning on moving up to GCC 3 in a later
12 > version of Gentoo?
13
14 of course. in fact some of the developers run a gcc3 system already
15 today - and they fix the problem as they run into them...
16
17 if you want to check it out - use the default-1.0-gcc3 profile
18 you have been warned..
19
20 >
21 > Mike.
22 >
23 > P.S. Gentoo looks pretty sweet - I'm gonna try an install next chance
24 > I've some time to kill.
25
26 --
27 regards
28 Thilo