Am Tue, 3 Jun 2008 17:09:56 +0100 schrieb "Alberto Ruiz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> 2008/6/3 BJörn Lindqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > Here is an overview: > > http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2001/2/23/194544/139. Merely the > > initialization inside the for loop feature is a huge improvement. > > But I never understood why someone needs to build the latest and > > greatest GTK+ on an ancient compiler. Installing a recent version > > of gcc isn't that difficult. > > > > You're assuming GCC/Linux/x86 environments, there are other > environments, such as embeded devices with optimized compilers for > their architecture or non Linux operating systems for non x86 > architectures where getting latest GCC is not as easy. Don't forget Windows operating systems either, for instance there is no GCC that can produce usable 64 bit binaries for these systems. For various reasons it is desirable to be able to build with different compilers, even if you personally only ever use GCC. Yours, Christian _______________________________________________ gtk-devel-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-devel-list
