On Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:43:26 +0100 Markus Raab <usenet@markus-raab.org> wrote: > I would like to ask why most arch have 4:4.6.3-8 instead of 4:4.7.2-1[0]. http://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2012/05/msg00175.html > Is it because: > - Some (many) packages do not compile? >500 packages failed when gcc-4.7 was first uploaded. http://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2012/05/msg00250.html http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?users=debian-gcc%40lists.debian.org&tag=ftbfs-gcc-4.7 > - Some (many) packages produce crashes? Harder to identify, but possible. There have been problems with optimisation levels with gcc-4.7 which were not a problem with earlier versions of gcc. e.g. #667341 which caused the build to fail. I've no idea if there are packages which demonstrate runtime bugs which can be attributed to changes in optimisation. > - There was simply not enough time? If this is the reason: Is there any > chance it will be updated before release? Seems unlikely. Time isn't amenable to being reclaimed, so if there wasn't enough time some time earlier in the freeze, there's still not enough time now when we are that much closer to an actual release. > I could not find any information about it. Search for debian wheezy "gcc-4.7" on site:lists.debian.org/debian-release -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/
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