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From: grog@lemis.de (Greg Lehey)
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Subject: Re: help find compiler, please.
To: andreas@klemm.gtn.com (Andreas Klemm)
Date: Sun, 6 Oct 1996 10:38:20 +0200 (MET DST)
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.961005132713.3028E-100000@klemm.gtn.com> from "Andreas Klemm" at Oct 5, 96 01:29:54 pm
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Andreas Klemm writes:
>
> On Sat, 5 Oct 1996, Greg Lehey wrote:
>
>> Wayne M. Barnes, Ph.D. writes:
>>>
>>> We have searched in vain for a C++ compiler on FreeBSD/Linux that is
>>> robust enought to be able to compile Rogue Wave class templates.
>>> g++ just isn't there yet.  We did find one other compiler, and it
>>> failed also.  If you know of one that will do it, let us know.
>>
>> Just out of interest, what's wrong with gcc that makes it unable to
>> compile the templates?  Are you sure it's not a problem with the
>> sources?  C++ is a moving target, and it's quite possible that gcc is
>> correct in not compiling them.  If not, I'm sure the gcc people would
>> like to know how it breaks.
>
> FreeBSD-current now has gcc 2.7.2.1 and libg++ 2.7.2 if that might
> be of interest ... If I remember right, some people said on the
> mailinglists, that some C++ projects are only to handle with gcc-2.7.x.
>
> So maybe migrating to -current with an experimental machine might
> solve your problem ?! I'd simly try it ... -current is stable enough.

I don't think I would.  Until Wayne tells us what the problems are,
there's no reason to believe that the problem was with gcc in the
first place.

> I run it for months without backups ... (not because I'm too lazy,
> only because I don't have a tape anymore ;)

You mean you're suicidal? :-)

Greg