Re: [Sheflug] GCC 2.96..bugfix/errata :-)

[Will Newton <nospam [at] misconception.org.uk>]

On Wed, 20 Dec 2000, Barrie Bremner wrote:

> I see RedHat have released an errata to "gcc 2.96" that was shipped with RH7.
> I counted about 60 bugs. I they shipped the snapshot why?

About the same number of serious bugs are fixed from 2.95.2 to 2.96.
The C++ support in 2.95.2 blows. If you write a lot of C++ you will notice
this. 2.96 is better, and the newer 2.96 RPMS are actually rather good.
It's a programmer decision, not a political one, and has seen RedHat come
off worse, but without that release there would be a lot less bugfixes in
3.0 (a bit like 2.95.1 which had very little real world use, and was a bit
of a disaster bug-wise) I know I have submitted one (now fixed) bug report
that may otherwise not have made it.

> RedHat shipped GCc 2.95.x with RH7 anyway as kgcc...

Because it's "Linus blessed". I've been compiling kernels with 2.96 for
months and never had a problem. (Yes, I am aware problems have been
reported in some drivers, but not any I use. Heh)


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