Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 20:38:55 -0700 From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> To: Andrew McNaughton <andrew@scoop.co.nz> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why is gcc version so old? Message-ID: <20000828203855.P18862@fw.wintelcom.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000829152951.14120A-100000@aurora.scoop.co.nz>; from andrew@scoop.co.nz on Tue, Aug 29, 2000 at 03:33:37PM %2B1200 References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000829152951.14120A-100000@aurora.scoop.co.nz>
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* Andrew McNaughton <andrew@scoop.co.nz> [000828 20:34] wrote: > > Using a FreeBSD-3.4 box, I notice that it uses gcc version 2.7.2.3. This > came out in January 1997, which seems rather an old version to use. Can > anyone tell me why this is so? > > I haven't yet found out what version of gcc is standard with the latest > FreeBSD versions. Has it changed? Where can I get this sort of > information on the FreeBSD website? FreeBSD has been doing a much better job with modernizing our toolchain, FreeBSD 4.0 has: Using builtin specs. gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release) Not exactly bleeding edge, but then again who wants to compile bad code? -- -Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org] "I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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