Re: [alpha, hppa] GCC-4.3 as the default compilers for lenny?
> On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 07:15:11AM +0000, Mike Hommey wrote:
> > On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 10:02:22PM +0100, Matthias Klose wrote:
> > > Matthias Klose writes:
> > > > For all ports besides alpha and hppa we plan to make GCC-4.3 the
> > > > default compilers for lenny.
> > >=20
> > > amd64 and i386 side note: the gcc-4.3 4.3.0-2 upload has a patch
> > > reenabling the cld instruction when stringops are used; this patch is
> > > neither in the gcc-4_3-branch or in the trunk. I will revert this
> > > patch once a fixed kernel is found in testing and there's no patch
> > > applied in the upstream sources to avoid shipping a GCC which differs
> > > in code generation from upstream.=20
> >=20
> > Isn't it risky for partial upgrades from etch ? Shouldn't we wait for
> > lenny+1 to revert this ?
>
> I second that, please don't revert the patch until lenny+1. FWIW I
> believe the release team as a whole wanted the patch to be kept as well,
> but I'll let the other members correct me if I'm wrong.
that's fine with me, as long as
- the release team commits to maintain this patch
- the release team commits to check every bug report filed against
gcc with an upstream build and report back to the Debian BTS
- the release team shows that it is able to do so, and has done so
in the past.
IMO the current opinions "Isn't it risky", "I second that" only look
for the risk of running an unfixed kernel (if at all), not of shipping
a compiler diverting in code generation from upstream. It has been
pointed out that this bug is known to affect one package, which is not
needed for an upgrade. Are you aware of others? An user and an
administrator can be warned on an upgrade if he runs an unfixed
kernel.
I'll keep the GCC default at 4.2 for amd64 and i386 until this is
resolved.
Matthias
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