Subject: re: possible bug in gcc
To: David Edelsohn <dje@watson.ibm.com>
From: M L Riechers Mlr <mlr@sun.rse.com>
List: port-powerpc
Date: 03/15/2003 22:36:36
> Upgrade to a newer version of GCC. This is a known problem in GCC
> 2.95.
>
> thanks david.
>
>
> FYI: we are planning on importing GCC 3.3 when it is released as it
> supports pretty much every netbsd platform (more than 2.95 does.)
>
> erik, you can most likely use a gcc-3_3-branch compiler successfully
> on your machine...
>
>
> .mrg.
Er, yes, thank you.
2.95 seems to have problems WRT powerpc, 3.2.x doesn't work, so we're
anxiously awaiting 3.3 release. 3.3 initial release was thought to
be 1 March, but apparently was held up. When it will be released, I
guess, is anybody's guess. We're actually dying for this release.
"likely use a gcc-3_3-branch compiler successfully" certainly perked
my interest. Would you or someone else be so kind as to make a short
outline of what I got to do to cvs or something a 3.3 for compile, and
what's involved in making NetBSD makes and such happy for the gcc
build?
I say with a little trepidition. You'd think that after 30 years
writing system software I'd know these things, but that's not actually
the case.
Thanks in advance,
Best regards,
-Mike