gcc 4.7 backport
Hi,
I notice that gcc 4.7 (or to be precise, the gcc 4.7 snapshot, since 4.7
has not been released) doesn't have a backport for squeeze. I recently
built one for myself from the package in experimental. As it turns out, it
was not so hard.
Two issues came up.
1) I was forced to upgrade binutils. I'm not sure why - it looks like
I shouldn't have had to, since gcc itself doesn't seem to require a
more recent binutils based on my reading of the documentation. But in
the end I did it, as the gcc package kept trying to get me to install
it, so it was the path of least resistance.
2) Second, the test script caused the package build to fail, so I
disabled it.
I emailed the gcc maintainers a related question, but they didn't seem
interested, as I never got a reply.
I've been using g++ 4.7 for a while, the C++ 11 features are pretty good -
and I haven't seen any issues. The versions of binutils and gcc I have
installed are listed below.
So, I'm wondering if there is any interest in this. Is it just a matter of
someone being willing to do the work?
Please CC me on any reply, I'm not subscribed.
Regards, Faheem
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orwell:/home/faheem# apt-cache policy binutils gcc-4.7 g++-4.7
binutils:
Installed: 2.22-2
Candidate: 2.22-2
Version table:
2.22-5 0
50 http://debian.csail.mit.edu/debian/ testing/main i386 Packages
50 http://debian.csail.mit.edu/debian/ unstable/main i386
Packages
*** 2.22-2 0
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
2.20.1-16 0
500 http://debian.csail.mit.edu/debian/ squeeze/main i386 Packages
gcc-4.7:
Installed: 4.7-20111231-1
Candidate: 4.7-20111231-1
Version table:
4.7-20120210-1 0
1 http://debian.csail.mit.edu/debian/ experimental/main i386
Packages
*** 4.7-20111231-1 0
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
g++-4.7:
Installed: 4.7-20111231-1
Candidate: 4.7-20111231-1
Version table:
4.7-20120210-1 0
1 http://debian.csail.mit.edu/debian/ experimental/main i386
Packages
*** 4.7-20111231-1 0
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
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