Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 30 Dec 2005 09:33:14 +0100 | From | Jesper Juhl <> | Subject | Re: [patch 00/2] improve .text size on gcc 4.0 and newer compilers |
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On 12/30/05, Willy Tarreau <willy@w.ods.org> wrote: <!-- snip --> > > Can't we elect a recommended gcc version that distro makers could > ship under the name kgcc as it has been the case for some time, > and try to stick to that version for as long as possible ? The only > real reason to upgrade it would be to support newer archs, while at > the moment, we try to support compilers which are shipped as default > *user-space* compilers. > As I see it, doing that would - put extra work on distributors. - bloat users systems with the need to have two gcc versions installed. - decrease testing with different gcc versions, which sometimes uncover bugs.
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