3.2 and 3.3 release questions

["BONNER,MATT (HP-Vancouver,ex1)" <matt_bonner at hp dot com>]

Hi,

First, I want to say thanks for all the incredible work on GCC over
the years.  I first used it in I think 1990 on an Ultrix machine,
where not only did gcc run faster than the native DEC compiler, the
code it produced also ran faster than the DEC-compiled binary.  I've
been a fan ever since.  So thanks.

Since I'm sure your time for Q&A is limited, here's the short version:

1. Is the ABI stable as of 3.2 or are more changes planned?
2. Are 3.2.1 and 3.2.2 releases still planned?
3. Does 3.3 change the ABI from 3.2?

Good job providing the roadmap page, too.

thanks,
Matt

Long version that isn't so rude and explains a bit more, but still
asks the same questions:

We are currently using g++ 2.95.3 for a 3 platform (HP-UX, Linux and
Cygwin) project, and as you can probably imagine (I can almost see you 
cringe), we have been dreaming of rolling to a more complete C++ 
implementation.  But the progression of changes to the ABI have caused 
us to put off migration so far.

With the apparently fairly stable release of 3.2, we are looking at
migrating again.  My first and main question is "what is the plan 
with respect to the ABI?"  Is it now hoped to be stable, or are
further changes planned?

I read http://gcc.gnu.org/develop.html#future (and good job for 
providing that) and I see the planned existence of 3.2.1 and 3.2.2, 
which I assume would not include ABI changes.  But does 3.3?  I don't 
see any statement on that question one way or the other.

As a secondary question, are 3.2.1 and 3.2.2 still planned?  The web
page claims a Sep 15 2002 release for 3.2.1, but I see only a dubious
mention of it on http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-3.2/changes.html , where
first the page says it's about 3.2 and then says it's about 3.2.1.

If any of these questions are covered on web pages I should have read,
by all means point me at them and I'll try to read more carefully next
time.
 
thanks,
Matt
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Matt Bonner
Hewlett-Packard Company
matt.bonner@hp.com