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Re: Why gcc-3.4 and pure64 not synchrone ?



On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 16:09:22 +0000, Ludovic watteaux
<lebaronlibre@free.fr> wrote:
> Hi evrybody,
> 
> I want to know why the pakages in gcc-3.4 are generaly olders versions that
> the pure64 repository ?

I'd guess that some of the problem is applying the gcc4 patches that
many source packages need. If the patch does not apply cleanly to a
new version of the source (or if the previous version did not need a
patch), manual intervention is needed.

However, this cannot be the only explanation. One of the notable out
of date packages is libxine1 (at 1-rc7-1 in the gcc-3.4 archive). I
just downloaded and built the source (using apt-src) for the current
version (1.0-1), and no manual intervention of any kind was required.

Given the speed at which my relativly inexpensive athlon64 3000+
cranks through compiles, I doubt that lack of build daemon resources
is the problem either.

I would be very interested in knowing how the gcc-3.4 archive is
built, what the real problem is, and if there is any way I can help
out.

-- 
Will Dyson



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