David Fang wrote: >>> Would it be possible (and a good idea?) to split the gcc4 package >>> into release-branches? e.g. gcc4.0 (currently 4.0.3), gcc4.1 (currently >>> 4.1.1) and gcc4.2 (whatever recent snapshot)? With the current 10.4 >>> trees, I have to install my own (FSF) 4.0.x and 4.1.1, now that >>> unstable/gcc4 points to the 4.2 trunk. Or would this be more hassle than >>> it's worth? >>> >>> >> David: The reason the gcc4 package uses the 4.2 trunk is that there is >> no support for intel macs in the 4.1.x or 4.0.x branches. If we make >> packages for those, they will have to be ppc only. >> > > I see. Forget about 4.0.x then. Supposing that support for > i686-apple-darwin is added for the 4.1 series, would that be enough > motivation to split 4.1 apart from 4.2? I've noticed the .patch work for > your 4.2 package, mostly in the configure department. Has anyone looked > into what it would take to at least build 4.1 on Intel? ( Jack asked on the gcc-fortran list and was told in no uncertain terms that intel mac supported will not be backported to gcc 4.1. My sense is that it is not really feasible for a non-gcc developer - 4.1 and the trunk have diverged too much.
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