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Re: GCC 3.2 transition



[for debian-gcc people: please Cc: to me because I am not subscribed]

On Fri, 16 Aug 2002 14:51:34 +0100,
Matthew Wilcox <willy@debian.org> wrote:
>      * If your package contains no C++, do nothing. One fine day,
>        gcc-defaults will be changed to gcc-3.2 and you'll start using GCC
>        3.2 with no work by yourself.
1. Does a C (not C++) library compiled with gcc 2.95 work with
   a C++ program compiled with gcc 3.2?
2. Does this mean I must not use gcc 3.2 before it becomes gcc-defaults?
   There may be a case where gcc 3.2 offers better optimization.

>      * If you maintain a library written in C++, add a `c' to the end of
>        the name of your .deb, eg libdb4.0++.deb -> libdb4.0++c.deb. This
>        is similar in spirit to the glibc transition adding `g' to the end
>        of libraries.
What does this "c" mean?

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