On Fri, Dec 22, 2000 at 08:25:03PM +0100, Matthias Klose wrote: > ... can be found at http://master.debian.org/~doko/gcc. This includes > Bernd's 20001221 patch kit. The package builds fine for i386, on m68k > the build fails in libchill according to Christian. The patches for > arm and powerpc do not apply cleanly anymore. I didn't check for alpha > and sparc. If I have a wish free for Christmas, then please send me > updated patches ;-)
I'll try - I'm behind a very slow modem right now, though. > The packages now installed versioned driver names (gcc-2.95). The > plain driver name (gcc) is provided by an alternative. Not sure if > this will stay like this or if the driver names should be hardcoded as > symbolic links and for each architecture it should be decided which > compiler version to use as the default version. > > advantages for alternatives are: > - switching between compiler versions is easy. > > disadvantages are: > - you don't know which compiler was used, when looking for bug reports PLEASE hardcode it! That's a pretty stiff disadvantage. Dan /--------------------------------\ /--------------------------------\ | Daniel Jacobowitz |__| SCS Class of 2002 | | Debian GNU/Linux Developer __ Carnegie Mellon University | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | \--------------------------------/ \--------------------------------/
