gcc-4.0.1 is there along with a few other things to upgrade the tool chain.
-Joseph ========================================================== On Thu, 2005-12-22 at 20:53 +0000, Cian Duffy wrote: > Upgrade to gcc 3.4 and not 4.0? And XOrg 6.8.2 and not 6.9? We're > paying for a team of supermen/women here not mere mortals :pp > > In reality, great work. Sound support was what was most lacking in my > eyes in 4.0, so thats a great improvement > > Any idea if theres going to be any form of discounted upgrade to 4.1 > for 4.0 boxed customers? Or yum update packages? > > Cian > > On 22/12/05, Owen Stampflee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A early christmas present for you all. > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > From: [email protected] > To: YDL Announce < > [email protected]> > Subject: [yellowdog-announce] YDL 4.1 beta ISOs Available from > YDL.net > Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 09:40:20 -0700 > > Fellow YDL Enthusiasts, > > At the end of April we released Yellow Dog Linux 4.0.90, our > first mainstream > 64-bit Linux distribution. Four months later, as we were > finalizing v4.1 and > initiating beta testing, a nasty bug concerning gcc 3.3 was > discovered. The > only practical solution was to update to gcc 3.4, which > invoked a complete > rebuild of YDL (and a great deal of effort). > > After a few months redevelopment and several weeks beta > testing via the > ydl-beta list, we are very pleased with results. YDL v4.1 is > nearly complete, > with a list of vastly improved features: > * Linux kernel version 2.6.15-rc5. > * Basic 64-bit development and runtime support. > * X.org 6.8.2, featuring improved Radeon dual-head support. > * Installation to FireWire drives, including iPods. > * USB device auto-mount under both KDE & GNOME. > * Updated KDE and GNOME desktops. > * Greatly improved sound support. > * Firefox and Thunderbird 1.5. > * A completely rebuilt KDE and Gnome "start" menu for vastly > improved > navigation of the graphical user interface. > > ... and general refinement of the end-user experience. In > addition, we are > hoping to include two late arrivals: basic support for > dual/quad core > PowerMac G5s, and an alpha driver for the Airport Extreme > wireless adapter. > > Codenamed "Sagitta", YDL v4.1 beta ISOs are immediately > available via YDL.net > Enhanced accounts (www.ydl.net). The YDL v4.1 "gold master" > will be available > before the close of December, with the box sets shipping from > Terra Soft and > its resellers two weeks thereafter. > > We appreciate your patience with the delivery of this release. > As v4.1 is to > date the most refined, polished release of Yellow Dog Linux, > we believe it is > well worth the wait. > > Sincerely, > Owen Stampflee > Lead YDL Engineer > Terra Soft Solutions, Inc. > _______________________________________________ > yellowdog-announce mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-announce > > !DSPAM:43aad80e250266251024234! > > _______________________________________________ > yellowdog-general mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general > HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> > site:terrasoftsolutions.com' > > > > -- > ------------------------- > "We're busy running out of time" > _______________________________________________ > yellowdog-general mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general > HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com' -- joseph_sacco [at] comcast [dot] net _______________________________________________ yellowdog-general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com'
