On Fri, 8 Mar 2002, Trond Eivind Glomsrød wrote:
> On Fri, 8 Mar 2002, Ireneusz Piasecki wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > It is very interesting, what are you wwriting, but:
> >
> >
> > " To determine if you should be concerned about this compiler issue, execute
> > gcc -v from the command prompt on your system. If the compiler reports
> > version 2.96, then there is a problem (this is the case, for example on RH
> > 7.x series or Mandrake 8.x). In this case, you should not try to compile
> > your own binary before downgrading to one of the compilers mentioned above.
> > You should also NOT use the MySQL server provided with your distribution --
> > as this copy of MySQL was compiled with the same ill-advised compiler
> > version. "
> > this is from http://www.mysql.com/downloads/mysql-3.23.html
> > I understud, don't compile mysql with 2.96 of gcc.
> > I'm confiused.
> >
> > The query is: Compile server mysql with 2.96 or not ?
>
> 2.96RH. It's more widely used than gcc3 (which has had grave problems, but
> have been stabilizing) and gcc 2.95 (which is also rather bad...)[1] would
> definitely be the one I recommend. We trust it enough that when we upgrade
> the compiler to gcc 3.1 someday in the future, the kernel will probably
> stay with gcc 2.96RH.
>
> [1] It's the standard compiler for both RHL and Mandrake
> --
> Trond Eivind Glomsrød
> Red Hat, Inc.
I find this rather unhelpful, as it really doesn't answer the question.
I understand that as a RH representative, you stand by the decision to use
gcc 2.96, but no matter how wonderful you think it is, the MySQL
directions explicitly state not to use it, because "Several of our users
have reported random crashes and table corruption with MySQL binaries
compiled with gcc 2.96 on the x86 Linux platform." Has this issue been
resolved? If so, the directions should be updated. If not, I question
the helpfulness of advising people to ignore the directions.
I have no interest in the arguments over whether 2.96 was a good idea or
not, and I take you at your word when you tout the merits of 2.96, but
that's not the question here. The question is which compiler to use for
*mysql*. The list of people with stable copies of mysql compiled with gcc
2.95.3 is long, and it includes people who had problems with copies
compiled with 2.96. Personally, I have no idea whether that's because of
a flaw in gcc 2.96 or in mysql, but it's a moot point until it's found and
fixed. Has it been?
Michael Stassen
University Information Technology Services
Indiana University Bloomington
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