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Date:      Fri, 29 Jan 1999 15:09:15 -0600
From:      "Kermit Tensmeyer" <kermit@brite.net>
To:        <freebsd-current@frebsd.org>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   gcc (version 2.7.1 and 2.8.1)
Message-ID:  <00b201be4bcb$a1a286e0$f2adb5cc@perch.isg.brite.net>

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The pkg/DESCR file for the lang/gcc281 port indicates that 2.8.1 is only a
port
"until its stablity and ability to produce a working kernel and
'make world' has been proven."

 Since gcc has not been updated since Mar 2 1998, has there been
any further progress in showing that 2.8.1 can or can not be stable?

 A number of the cross-compile and emulation issues would be
_much_ easier to resolve with a common compiler.

[ for example 2.8.1 supports the -spec attribute which would make
 it much easier to have both cross-compilers and the ability to
 use glibc6 (with it's crt0.o etc files) to build FreeBSD elf executibles
 with Linux libraries. ]

 Has the 2.8.1 failed for a stable release of 3.0?






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