On Sat, Aug 17, 2002 at 05:23:35AM +0800, Pablo Manalastas wrote: > Is this good news? I've stuck to the old and reliable gcc-2.95.3 > because I could not get gcc-3.0 and gcc-3.1 to compile glibc-2.2.x. > We are told that it is a binary incompatibility problem. The > announcement says gcc-3.2 fixes this binary incompatibility problem. > Tell us if you get gcc-3.2 to compile glibc-2.2.5, and then I'll > switch.
I'm currently reading the really long (and really current) thread on debian-devel. They're working out a plan to handle the transition from the old C++ ABI to the new one. From what I've understood thus far, it seems that aside from getting things to work compiling glibc, a major problem will be that C++ applications compiled with older versions of g++ will not run with the new libraries, or something to that effect. C-only applications shouldn't be a problem, it seems. Those interested in searching the Debian archives for relevant mail may be interested to note that aside from the archives of The AIMS Group[1], Wesley Terpstra[2] archives the Debian lists to test his lurker software. [1] http://marc.theaimsgroup.com [2] http://www.terpstra.ca/lurker I'll post a follow-up as soon as I figure out what the Debian people plan to do, and how things go as they recompile applications and libraries using the new compiler collection. I'm sure you (Doc Mana) won't have quite as difficult a time as Debian, since AFAIK AdMULinux comes "as is", unlike most other distributions where a plethora of variant installations exist. Cheers. --> Jijo -- Federico Sevilla III : http://jijo.free.net.ph Network Administrator : The Leather Collection, Inc. GnuPG Key ID : 0x93B746BE _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
