Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 08:40:48 +0000 From: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org> To: Gerald Pfeifer <gerald@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: CVSROOT modules ports MOVED ports/lang Makefile ports/lang/gcc31 Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist ports/lang/gcc31/files patch-ad patch-af patch-ai patch-ar patch-fa patch-fb patch-fc patch-va Message-ID: <20050801084048.GA41179@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <200507311334.j6VDYZcb071651@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200507311334.j6VDYZcb071651@repoman.freebsd.org>
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On Sun, Jul 31, 2005 at 01:34:35PM +0000, Gerald Pfeifer wrote: > gerald 2005-07-31 13:34:35 UTC > > FreeBSD ports repository > > Modified files: > . modules > . MOVED > lang Makefile > Removed files: > lang/gcc31 Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist > lang/gcc31/files patch-ad patch-af patch-ai patch-ar > patch-fa patch-fb patch-fc patch-va > Log: > Remove the lang/gcc31 port. It fails to build on several architectures > (even ones it is supposed to work on, cf. pointyhat), it fails to build > on FreeBSD 6 and 7, and lang/gcc32 is basically the same plus a single > ABI changes and many bug fixes. > > It is strongly recommended to migrate to GCC 3.4 or 4.0, since only these > are still actively maintained upstream and support FreeBSD 7, for example. There are still plenty of software that require GCC 3.3. This includes various game SDK's and level editors out there I'm currently working on porting to FreeBSD. That is, I'd like to have gcc33 preserved for some time. Thanks! ./danfe
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