Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:29:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Jakub Lach <jakub_lach@mailplus.pl> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: When gcc43 is expected to be in base? Message-ID: <18742235.post@talk.nabble.com> In-Reply-To: <4890A25D.3060606@FreeBSD.org> References: <18736784.post@talk.nabble.com> <48909534.9040608@FreeBSD.org> <18737322.post@talk.nabble.com> <4890A25D.3060606@FreeBSD.org>
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Kris Kennaway-3 wrote: > > Jakub Lach wrote: >> >> >> Kris Kennaway-3 wrote: >>> Jakub Lach wrote: >>>> I'm eager to have core2 march, but don't want to mess system forcing >>>> gcc43 as >>>> base. >>> I don't think it is planned to update to gcc 4.3 since it is covered by >>> the GPLv3. >> >> Thanks for fast answer, is there any chance that licensing stuff is going >> to >> be omitted? > > There is basically no chance the GCC developers will reconsider their > decision to relicense GCC 4.3 to GPLv3. > >> If not, will then FreeBSD move to another compiler? > > The existing gcc 4.2 will be supported for some time by the gcc > developers. In the meantime hopefully llvm/clang will mature enough to > provide an alternative. It is already quite far along and has > significant resources behind it (apple, etc). > > Kris > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > Thank you very much for all answers. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/When-gcc43-is-expected-to-be-in-base--tp18736784p18742235.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
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