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Date:      Wed, 7 Apr 1999 17:49:04 -0700 (PDT)
From:      John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com>
To:        asmodai@wxs.nl
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: /sys/boot, egcs vs. gcc, -Os
Message-ID:  <199904080049.RAA76863@vashon.polstra.com>
In-Reply-To: <XFMail.990407210734.asmodai@wxs.nl>

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In article <XFMail.990407210734.asmodai@wxs.nl>, Jeroen
Ruigrok/Asmodai <asmodai@wxs.nl> wrote:

> This raises an interesting point I think. Do we need to maintain
> gcc/egcs compatibility? Or do we, since we track CURRENT, say:
> "alas, that's progression for ye?"

Yep, alas, that's progression for ye.  We have never supported mix
& match of sourceballs from different releases.  We do our best
to support running old executables on newer systems, but that's a
completely different issue.

> Has there been an `official' consensus reached about this from core or
> commiters?

I am only speaking for John Polstra, a compiler guy, here.
-- 
  John Polstra                                               jdp@polstra.com
  John D. Polstra & Co., Inc.                        Seattle, Washington USA
  "Self-interest is the aphrodisiac of belief."           -- James V. DeLong


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