Re: gcc-3.4 for amd64 (was: -= PROPOSAL =- Release sarge with amd64)
On Tue, Jul 13, 2004 at 04:47:41PM +0200, Andreas Metzler <ametzler@downhill.at.eu.org> was heard to say:
> On 2004-07-13 Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org> wrote:
> > Judging from conversation on debian-glibc, it sounds like AMD64 really
> > wants to use gcc 3.4, which is not tenable for sarge because it involves
> > an API change (see Matthias Klose's recent mail to debian-release and
> > debian-glibc). Can you explain how critical this is to the port?
> [...]
>
> I think I am missing something important. The main[2] issue against
> gcc-3.4 is that it breaks ABIs.
It also breaks C++ code that works with 3.3. I got several patches
from someone trying to compile aptitude using 3.4, and some other C++
programs will likely be in the same boat.
Daniel
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