George Vasick wrote:
> Alan Coopersmith wrote:
>> You really need both 4.3.2 & 4.3.3?
>
> My first choice would have been to replace the current gcc 3.4.3 with
> gcc 4.X and simply called it gcc. However, gcc 3.4.3 is part of the
> Solaris build environment and we must keep it until Solaris moves to a
> newer version of gcc.
That explains 3.4.3 and 4.3.3. Nothing explains 4.3.2 & 4.3.3 both being
delivered side by side.
> The other aspect is customer support. We have customers who want to be
> able to test with a new compiler release while continuing to use their
> current release for production. We even have customers who want a
> specific bug fix back ported to their specific version of the compiler.
> They will not take the next update no matter how small the version
> number change is.
So they don't install the new packages until they've certified, just as
they don't install new Sun Studio compiler patches until they've tested.
Still, since 4.3.2 is not yet shipping, how can you be stuck supporting
customers who require it and not 4.3.3?
I'm not arguing against parallel release installation, just want to know
why we're starting out with both 4.3.2 & 4.3.3 instead of just 4.3.3.
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-Alan Coopersmith- alan.coopersmith at sun.com
Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System Engineering
