Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 16:59:33 -0600 From: Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net> To: Peter Wemm <peter@spinner.dialix.com> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Heads-up! gcc-2.7.2 on the way! Message-ID: <199606182259.QAA03646@rocky.sri.MT.net> In-Reply-To: <199606182214.GAA16141@spinner.DIALix.COM>
index | next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail
Peter Wemm writes: > It's been requested enough, it's finally about to happen... (and has even > been OK'ed by the rest of -core) Cool. I've been wondering when this would happen after you hinted at it a couple weeks ago. > What this means: > - C parser is much more ruthless... *much* more... That's a double-edged sword. It's good and bad at the same time. > - The gcc/libg++ vendor branch will be repaired :) > (Then we can have the joy of seeing about all the new things that "-W > -Wunused ... etc" complains about in the kernel :-( ) Or we can remove the warnings from the Makefiles until they get fixed. *grin* > I've been running a userland and kernel built with this compiler for some > weeks now without any apparent problems other than genuine kernel bugs, > of course.. :-) > > This should be done in a day or two, so now is the time to speak up if you > have anything to say on the subject....... Is there any chance of doing the 2.7.2 work and afterward adding in the pre-2.7.3 patches which fix some serious x86 bugs that Warner has, or do we want to wait for 2.7.3 to be 'official'? Natehome | help
Want to link to this message? Use this
URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?199606182259.QAA03646>