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Re: Support question for GCC
On Wed, Apr 08, 2009 at 09:50:33AM -0700, Nordvall, Gary USNUNK NAVAIR 33, , LEGACY SERVER wrote:
> Is there an end-of-support date for GCC version 4.3.0?
(In this answer I'm speaking for myself only, not for GNU or GCC).
In one sense it already ended; there were three minor bug-fix releases
after 4.3.0 (ending with the current 4.3.3), and I would recommend against
any organization using any GCC release numbered as x.y.0 with a final zero
in production. To do so is to accept experimental features and to decline
the bug fixes that come out promptly after major releases. See
http://gcc.gnu.org/develop.html
to see how this works.
In another sense there never was any support; it's free software after
all. On the other hand, if you need formal support there are no shortage
of qualified contractors that could provide it.
> I'm assisting a
> customer here at NAWCWD China Lake, California, to register software in our
> Navy database, DADMS. In order to use (or purchase) software, it must be
> approved in DADMS. One of the things we must show is proof of vendor
> support for the particular version.
I would suggest finding out what processes the US Navy already has in place for
dealing with free/open source software. Surely you aren't the first to
have the task of putting this particular square peg in the round hole.