From owner-freebsd-hackers Sun May 19 10:50:19 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id KAA27811 for hackers-outgoing; Sun, 19 May 1996 10:50:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from xs1.simplex.nl (xs1.simplex.NL [193.78.46.10]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id KAA27801 for ; Sun, 19 May 1996 10:50:15 -0700 (PDT) X-Organisation-1: Simplex Networking Amsterdam X (Inter)Network X-Organisation-2: Kruislaan 419-38a 1098 VA Amsterdam X Solutions & X-Organisation-3: tel:+31(20)-6932433 fax:+31(20)-6685486 X Access Provider Received: (from uucp@localhost) by xs1.simplex.nl (8.7.5/8.7.3-RS) with UUCP id TAA05691; Sun, 19 May 1996 19:50:11 +0200 (MET DST) Received: (from plm@localhost) by plm.simplex.nl (8.7.5/8.7.3) id NAA15612; Sun, 19 May 1996 13:30:54 +0200 (MET DST) Date: Sun, 19 May 1996 13:30:54 +0200 (MET DST) Message-Id: <199605191130.NAA15612@plm.simplex.nl> From: Peter Mutsaers To: nate@sri.MT.net CC: terry@lambert.org, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org In-reply-to: <199605190343.VAA02628@rocky.sri.MT.net> (message from Nate Williams on Sat, 18 May 1996 21:43:20 -0600) Subject: Re: internal compiler error Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >> On Sat, 18 May 1996 21:43:20 -0600 you wrote: >> Who says 2.6.3 is bug free? There is always a small chance for >> compiler bugs. In those rare cases a workaround may be needed. I >> doubt that the latest release of 2.7.2 (2.7.2.9) has more bugs than >> 2.6.3 had. NW> There *are* some workaround for gcc 2.6.3 in the tree, but they are NW> *known* bugs, where the bugs in gcc 2.7.2 are unknown, or known well NW> enough to know they aren't worth the effort to workaround. NW> Can I count on you to compile *EVERYTHING* you get your hands on NW> when gcc 2.7.3 is released? This means compiling the entire NW> world, XFree86, and all other programs you use on an everyday NW> basis to make sure nothing breaks? That relatively simple task NW> (lots of time, but not alot of expertise required) is the reason NW> 2.7.2 didn't go into the tree. Things were broken, and we don't NW> have the time nor desire to go and find out why when the current NW> compiler works for all the source code distributed. OK, I can do that. If it helps to get gcc 2.7.3 in, I will. However, I was doing a make world today with pgcc (2.7.2p) and found that the assembler has a problem with the .weak directive as produced by this version. As said before, the binutils shall have to be upgraded too. But I totally lack the background in this area and in FreeBSD history do do that, alas. I can assist someone who knows more about it however. -- ______________________________________________________________________ Peter Mutsaers | Abcoude (Utrecht), | "Quod licet bovis, plm@simplex.nl | the Netherlands | non licet Jovi."