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Re: C++ ABI testing issues, gcc-3.3 <-> gcc-3.2 compatibility
- From: Joe Buck <Joe dot Buck at synopsys dot com>
- To: mrs at apple dot com (Mike Stump)
- Cc: bkoz at redhat dot com, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, rth at redhat dot com,Joe dot Buck at synopsys dot COM (Joe Buck)
- Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 16:03:25 -0700 (PDT)
- Subject: Re: C++ ABI testing issues, gcc-3.3 <-> gcc-3.2 compatibility
> On Friday, August 2, 2002, at 03:14 PM, Joe Buck wrote:
>
> > Benjamin Kosnik writes:
> >> I think it's important to insure that gcc-3.3 and gcc-3.2 are at the
> >> same C++ ABI before gcc-3.2 is released.
> >
> > Yes, it's important to understand that there will be MASSIVE resistance
> > to changing the C++ ABI very soon again after 3.2, so it will be really
> > bad if 3.3-pre will already break it.
>
> Bear in mind, I thought the only reason to do a 3.2 release is so that
> 3.3 can be compatible with it. If it isn't then is there _any_ reason
> to do a 3.2 release?
What I am saying is that 3.3 must be compatible with 3.2. If there is a
discrepancy that can be fixed on either end, but if 3.2 goes out and 3.3
doesn't match, then 3.3 has to be fixed.