Re: freeze exception for gcc-4.5 (i386, amd64 only)
On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 15:51:21 (CEST), Neil Williams wrote:
>
> To a point, but upstreams using stable also expect the dependencies to
> build using the stable toolchain and there are still bugs outstanding
> (one in my own package) where packages already in Squeeze fail to build
> from source with gcc-4.5. gcc-4.5 can't be the default compiler for
> Squeeze,
nobody suggested that
> so why would it be suitable to be added for only a subset when
> this could cause more breakage.
>
>> >> >At the moment, I'm still not sure on the actual advantage of
>> >> >introducing this new package at this stage in the release cycle.
>> >>
>> >> well, currently I don't see any arguments against the upload, just
>> >> some feelings that could apply to any package.
>> >>
>> >
>> > That's kinda the point. These apply for any package, and especially so
>> > for a toolchain.
>> >
>> > Given that there doesn't seem to be any compelling reason for gcc4.5 in
>> > squeeze, I'm afraid it's not going to make it for this release.
>>
>> - gcc-4.5 brings many improvements (e.g., improved C++0x support) that
>> help developers a lot during development.
>>
>> - applications developed with g++-4.5 require g++-4.5's runtime
>> library, they won't *run* with g++-4.4's libstdc++6 package.
>>
>> The second point appears very compelling to me since a considerable
>> demand during squeeze's lifetime can be expected because of the first
>> point.
>
> To me, the second point actually counts against allowing gcc-4.5
> because it makes it a requirement that the entire dependency chain of a
> C++ program using g++-4.5 would either generate new bugs or require
> rebuilds using g++-4.5 merely to use the optional compiler.
the reasoning if wrong. nothing in squeeze needs to be recompiled
because of the inclusion of gcc-4.5
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Reinhard Tartler, KeyID 945348A4
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