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Re: GCC 4.2 branch comparision failure building Java

From: Mark Mitchell <mark at codesourcery dot com>
To: bonzini at gnu dot org
Cc: "Joseph S. Myers" <joseph at codesourcery dot com>, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 10:29:49 -0700
Subject: Re: GCC 4.2 branch comparision failure building Java
References: <200703140043.l2E0h0nU023972@sethra.codesourcery.com> <Pine.LNX.4.64.0703161955320.19033@digraph.polyomino.org.uk> <45FB0B7D.1050805@lu.unisi.ch> <45FB1085.4010700@codesourcery.com> <45FB9CEB.3000508@lu.unisi.ch>

Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> Mark Mitchell wrote:
>> Paolo Bonzini wrote:
>>
>>> IIUC, the problem only manifests while *building* the release candidates,
>>> not for users of the release candidate.
>>>
>>> For 4.2, my suggestion is to just use a bootstrap4 while building the RC.
>> That's an attractive idea.  But, I'd rather fix it correctly, because
>> distributors may run into the same problem.
> 
> Sorry, I meant 4.2.0 -- for 4.2.1, we can backport whatever fix is needed
> for 4.3.

It was fixed for 4.3 by replacing much of GCJ with ECJ.  So, this is a
4.2-branch-only problem.  In any case, it's now fixed, with the patch
posted.

-- 
Mark Mitchell
CodeSourcery
mark@codesourcery.com
(650) 331-3385 x713

References:
- GCC 4.2 branch comparision failure building Java
  - From: Mark Mitchell
- Re: GCC 4.2 branch comparision failure building Java
  - From: Joseph S. Myers
- Re: GCC 4.2 branch comparision failure building Java
  - From: Paolo Bonzini
- Re: GCC 4.2 branch comparision failure building Java
  - From: Mark Mitchell
- Re: GCC 4.2 branch comparision failure building Java
  - From: Paolo Bonzini

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