On Thu, Jul 08, 2004 at 01:54:47PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > Kurt Roeckx <Q@ping.be> writes: > > > Hi, > > > > I've been asked again if we want to use gcc 3.4 as default on > > amd64 or stick with 3.3. > > How compatible is it? Last I heard gcc 3.4 has abi differences on some > archs (e.g. mips) but not on all. > > The question is if we need to bootstrap a new archive completly gcc > 3.4 build or wether to just start using it and recompile things as > needed or as they upload new versions. > > On the same line is the question if we break compatibility with other > distributions? Is any other amd64 dist using gcc 3.4? Fedora 3 will be using GCC 3.4, which will be released on Oct 18. Basically whatever gcc we use won't be used by other dists for long since they release more than 5x more often than Debian does. Chris
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