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On Tue, 17 Apr 2007 05:33:18 -0500, Dale wrote: |
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> > A major GCC update is the exception to this rule, but that is |
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> > precisely the sort of thing that needs extensive testing on a range |
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> > of platforms rather than a rushed release. |
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> That was what I was referring too. It would be time consuming to |
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> install then turn right around and have to upgrade gcc and do a emerge |
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> -e world etc etc etc. |
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The time taken is irrelevant, because the computer is still usable while |
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the emerge is running in the background. The important point is that |
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everything builds with the new GCC on all supported platforms. That's the |
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sort of thing that takes the time. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious. |
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