The sun3 (again m68k) has similar problems with gcc 2.4.5.

	Are there any known problems with 2.7.0?

	If not, could people compile up each port (I'll offer for sun3 &
	spare if wanted), and see if it all works ok, and if so get 2.7.0
	into the tree...

	I know its a lot of work to pull in gcc, and there are risks with new
	problems, but its been a long time since the last version, and we
	have known problems with that which 2.7.0 should fix..

		David
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On Fri, 25 Aug 1995, Kerry James Paulson wrote:

> Eric S. Hvozda writes:
> > 
> > On Fri, 25 Aug 1995 02:17:58 -0500 (CDT)  Kerry James Paulson wrote:
> > > 
> > >   Exactly.  Does it not make sense then to integrate bug fixes into the
> > > current release of gcc so that it compiles out of the box?  The compiler
> > > is going to have to be updated at some point, I think making the odd
> > > per-release bug fix would be easier than doing a major upgrade every few
> > > years. 
> > 
> > Last I heard, current versions out gcc do compile out the box under
> > current (dunno about 1.0, never bothered to try) or with little 
> > changes.  I think jtc did this...?
> > 
> 
>   Not under the Amiga port, it produces buggy code with optimization
> turned on (-O). I don't know if this is a 68k problem or not, but if 2.7.0 was
> integrated into NetBSD these bugs would have been fixed.  It's not a
> standard now so it seems nobody has bothered to fix it.  I appreciate the
> effort taken to bring gcc up to date, but has to work and be installed on
> on ALL of the ports or it will just cause confusion when people report
> compiler bugs. 
> 
>   I think it would be a good idea to freeze current now (it's been a long
> time since the last release) and update all the GNU tools to the latest
> version.  If the source is in a relatively bug free state prior to the
> release any bugs caused by the compiler upgrade will be easier to find and
> correct. 
> 
> Kerry
>