On Sat, 31 Jul 1999, Sheldon Lee Wen wrote:
How difficult would it be, and wat problems would it cause to update
the pgcc to the new gcc2.95 I'm really looking forward to using the new gjc
front end and improved c++ features but I don't want to break my compiler and
libs.
You will definately run into some problems. There have been a number of
internal changes (gcc got much stricter in some areas, and the asm()
syntax was changed to disallow clobbering used registers)) that prevent a
number of applications from compiling with gcc 2.95.. (or pgcc 2.95, which
will be released some time next week).
For the moment, I wouldn't recommend using it to anyone who might need to
compile any "old" applications - at least not without keeping an older
version around to fall back to.
Also, will we see a mandrake rpm for it?
Definately. Either gcc 2.95 of pgcc 2.95; we'll see which one once pgcc
2.95 is out.
But (for the reasons mentioned above) it won't be the default compiler for
a while.
LLaP
bero
