KK> Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 13:29:38 -0800 KK> From: Kris Kennaway KK> Actually, all the responses I've seen so far have been incorrect, or KK> haven't mentioned the real reason. FreeBSD 4.10 is using gcc 2.95 KK> because later versions of g++ produce incompatible object code, so we
Ah. Of this I was unaware; I use gcc, don't track it, have few packages using C++ code, and was none the wiser. KK> cannot update without forcing every 4.x user to recompile every piece KK> of C++ code on their system. That's not acceptable in a -stable KK> branch. Indeed. Eddy -- Everquick Internet - http://www.everquick.net/ A division of Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - http://www.brotsman.com/ Bandwidth, consulting, e-commerce, hosting, and network building Phone: +1 785 865 5885 Lawrence and [inter]national Phone: +1 316 794 8922 Wichita ________________________________________________________________________ DO NOT send mail to the following addresses: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -*- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -*- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sending mail to spambait addresses is a great way to get blocked. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
