Re: gcc 3.2 transition in unstable

[Faheem Mitha <faheem@email.unc.edu>]

On Mon, 6 Jan 2003 18:54:20 +0000, Eduardo Pérez Ureta
<eperez@it.uc3m.es> wrote:

> We would have one package for gcc-2.95 and other one for gcc-3.2 but
> once all programs start to be compiled with the gcc-3.2 libraries the
> gcc-2.95 libraries can be purged out of Debian.

Excuse me for butting in, but I was wondering if the plan is to remove
all earlier version of gcc from unstable once the transition is
complete? The reason I am asking is that gdb currently has problem
when used with g++-3.1 or later (known issues, I believe), and
g++-2.95 does not support things I need, so I usually wind up using
g++-3.0 with gdb. I'm not sure what I will do if Debian changes things
so that only gcc-3.2 or later can be installed, but it will certainly
make things more difficult for me with regard to debugging.

I may be misunderstanding things, in which case, please feel free to
correct me. Also, cc me on any reply if you wish. I'm not on the
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                                                    Faheem.
                                         (An appreciative Debian user)