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Re: Convert 3.2 sources to ISO C90
- From: law at redhat dot com
- To: Robert Lipe <robertlipe at usa dot net>
- Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 00:15:40 -0600
- Subject: Re: Convert 3.2 sources to ISO C90
- Reply-to: law at redhat dot com
In message <20020606060331.GI724@rjlhome.caldera.com>, Robert Lipe writes:
> law@redhat.com wrote:
>
> > However, we still have the problem of how do we bootstrap on new versions
> > of hpux -- they're notorious for changing more than just the header files.
> > We could easily end up in a situation where the binaries we have simply
> > aren't suitable for new versions of hpux, at which point were're rather
> > hosed.
>
> How is this different from any other OS that may change under us? If
> the OS changes in some horrible way that makes it incompatible with a
> previous version, someone with a supported compiler (vendor, cross,
> previous gcc, whatever) has to build it to make it available to the next
> generation.
I agree it's not any different in theory. THe problem is HP has consistently
made major changes that have affect the compiler -- enough such that using
old tools to start the bootstrap process hasn't been an option.
jeff