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Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2001 13:24:46 -0800
From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To: Felix-Antoine Paradis <reel@sympatico.ca>
Cc: Matthew Emmerton <matt@gsicomp.on.ca>,
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Subject: Re: Upgrading gcc
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On Sun, Feb 25, 2001 at 04:05:22PM -0500, Felix-Antoine Paradis wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Feb 2001, Matthew Emmerton wrote:
> > > What is the best way of upgrading gcc?
> >
> > The best way is to upgrade FreeBSD itself.
> >
> > All of the 2.2.x and 3.x releases have gcc 2.7.2.x.
> > All of the 4.x releases have gcc 2.95.2.
> >
> > Which version of FreeBSD are you using?
>=20
> I am using FreeBSD 3.5-STABLE.

Newer versions of gcc have trouble compiling bits of the base system
because they changed the boundaries of what it considers acceptible
code.  Best bet is to upgrade to 4.2-STABLE or wait for 4.3, due out
in a month or so.  4.x has gcc 2.95.mumble

Kris

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