Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 05 Nov 2001 14:09:09 +0100 | From | Stefan Smietanowski <> | Subject | Re: linux-2.2.20a and gcc 3.0 ? |
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>>>>gcc-2.95.4 does not exist! The latest stable release is 2.95.3. >>>> >>>Ah, it does exist. You have to check it out from CVS from the GCC people. >>>I've no doubt a release will be made soon. >>> >>That's what's called a not released product. >> >>2.95.4 might or might not be released shortly. >> >>It is not the final 2.95.4 that is in the CVS. >> >>Another word for it might be BETA... >> > > We're being extremely conservative about patches applied to the 2.95.x > CVS branch. It is intended always to be release-quality material.
I am aware of this.
> I'm not aware of any plans for an official 2.95.4 anytime soon. > However, system integrators often track that CVS branch with their GCC > packages. For instance: > > $ gcc -v > Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-linux/2.95.4/specs > gcc version 2.95.4 20011006 (Debian prerelease)
I know how it's done, it's just that in my eyes a stable release is the one where you know there's only 1 .... A 2.95.4 package built on different days (from CVS) will differ. A 2.95.4 package built on different ways from a .tar.gz marked as 'release' will not differ.
For instance chasing a kernel bug is difficult when 1 person might use 1 version of a compiler and another uses a different version when both says 2.95.4, no matter how miniscule the difference.
// Stefan
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