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Re: Will tree-ssa be GCC 3.5?
- From: "Zack Weinberg" <zack at codesourcery dot com>
- To: Jim Wilson <wilson at specifixinc dot com>
- Cc: Scott Robert Ladd <coyote at coyotegulch dot com>, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 15:58:10 -0800
- Subject: Re: Will tree-ssa be GCC 3.5?
- References: <3FC8E44F.3050105@coyotegulch.com><3FC9272A.4070302@specifixinc.com>
Jim Wilson <wilson@specifixinc.com> writes:
> Scott Robert Ladd wrote:
>> What is the schedule for tree-ssa/3.5? I've built and used it from
>> anoncvs with some success. With 3.4 scheduled for late 2004, is 3.5
>> likely to arrive in 2005?
>
> I think we should consider changing the version number to gcc-4 when
> the tree-ssa branch goes in. This will be a major potentially
> disruptive change. Changing the major version number will better
> reflect this. It also gives us the possibility of maintaining gcc3
> and gcc4 in parallel for a while to ease transition problems.
I don't agree. Major version number bumps should be reserved for
changes which are guaranteed to break compatibility for everyone.
zw