the discussion is not about having or not having gcc *in* solaris. gcc3 as well as gcc4 is available in opensolaris 2009.06
On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 12:49 AM, Stephen Lau<[email protected]> wrote: > You do a disservice by dismissing anyone who may know about Sun Studio as > either lacking skill or being lazy. There are plenty of developers who have > written software on other platforms (OS X, Linux, etc.) who have written > perfectly good software with gcc-isms, and have users (like us) appealing to > them to port it over to Solaris. Having not-up-to-date matching compilers > only makes Solaris look bad, and gives the developers an excuse for not > porting their software. > > cheers, > steve > > Andras Barna wrote: > > #define developers please > > i think ppl are using gcc on *solaris because: > a) they dont know that suncc exist > b) they havent got enough skill to fix gccism > b2) there are too many gccism and they are lazy > > > On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 9:57 PM, ken mays<[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello, > > Since developers are getting more involved in using the GCC compiler and > especially the GCC 4.4.x compilers, I started wondering why not migrate > to GCC 4.4.x sooner than later?? We have more community developers > building, testing, and reporting on GCC 4.4.x than before. > > What is the price of admission for users/developers to enter the gates of > GCC 4.4.x ?? > > ~ Ken Mays > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > opensolaris-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > > > > > > -- > stephen lau | [email protected] | www.whacked.net > -- Andy http://blog.sartek.net _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
