> On 5 Apr 2024, at 7:03 PM, Riccardo Mottola via macports-dev 
> <macports-dev@lists.macports.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Ryan Schmidt wrote:
>>> I propose  to keep even versions, because they are stable ones
>> Do you have a source for this claim? It's the first I've heard of it. As far 
>> as I know, all gcc version numbers are stable.
>> 
> 
> I did a quick search and couldn't find one. It is something I pked up years 
> ago and is a bit corroborated by experience on compiling on dozens of systems.
> but no trace on the gcc time.
> Odd/Even was an old practice, possibly not followed anymore.

I don’t believe it was ever an official policy followed by gcc…

> 
> Riccardo

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