RE[3]: compiler survey requested

["Terry L. Ridder" <terrylr-at-blauedonau.com>]

hello;

the easiest thing to do would be to
install linux-mandrake 7.1. 

if you were to install egcs-1.1.2 or
gcc-2.95.2 on redhat 7.0 none of the
shared libraries are binary compatible.
you would have to rebuild the entire
redhat 7.0 distribution from srpms using
egcs-1.1.2 or gcc-2.95.2.

linux-mandrake at least went with gcc-2.95.3
which is a pre-release version. gcc-2.96
is clearly an experimental compiler.

On Thu, 26 Oct 2000, Eding, Bert wrote:

bert> 
bert> Thanks for the info,
bert> I just installed this readhat version,
bert> didn't try EMC yet.
bert> 
bert> What is better for the current EMC version
bert> egcs-1.1.2 or gcc-2.95.2. ?
bert> 

From: Terry L. Ridder [terrylr-at-blauedonau.com]
Subject: RE[1]: compiler survey requested

terrylr> hello;
terrylr> 
terrylr> using gcc-2.96 anything is a bad idea.
terrylr> redhat is in the 'deep darks' with many
terrylr> people on the gcc steering committee about
terrylr> releasing that version.
terrylr> 
terrylr> see http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-2.96.html
terrylr> 
terrylr> you probably want to back it down to
terrylr> egcs-1.1.2 or perhaps gcc-2.95.2.
terrylr> 

-- 
Terry L. Ridder
Blue Danube Software (Blaue Donau Software)
"We do not write software, we compose it."

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i need to know who and what i am
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rocks me, makes me meet myself
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