From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jan 29 13:09:27 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA12439 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Fri, 29 Jan 1999 13:09:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from challenge2.brite.net (challenge2.brite.net [204.181.172.12]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA12434 for ; Fri, 29 Jan 1999 13:09:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kermit@brite.net) Received: from perch (perch.isg.brite.net [204.181.173.242]) by challenge2.brite.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id PAA00672; Fri, 29 Jan 1999 15:00:48 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <00b201be4bcb$a1a286e0$f2adb5cc@perch.isg.brite.net> From: "Kermit Tensmeyer" To: , X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Subject: gcc (version 2.7.1 and 2.8.1) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 15:09:15 -0600 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message