[Bug c/30477] Integer Overflow detection code optimised away, -fwrapv broken

["tg at mirbsd dot org" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>]

------- Comment #9 from tg at mirbsd dot org  2007-01-16 16:56 -------
Subject: Re:  Integer Overflow detection code optimised away,
 -fwrapv broken

rguenth at gcc dot gnu dot org dixit:

>If you rely on support and maintainance for gcc releases that have been
>discontinued by the FSF you need to get to your system vendor providing the old
>gcc or to an external contractor.

Look, I'm the founder and head developer of a free BSD operating sy-
stem with a mere two active developers, _and_ a core developer of an
embedded GNU/Linux operating system with much less than a dozen devs
so I cannot either do it myself or gather funds to do this.

Neither can we switch to gcc4 simply because it breaks too much exi-
sting codebase. Furthermore, in FreeWRT, the Linux 2.4 kernel, which
MUST be used for certain targets (also Linux 2.6 is said to be bloa-
ted and thusly unusable due to its sheer size, which I can only cite
because I don't do Linux myself), also cannot be compiled with gcc4.
True, that's the fault of the Linux developers, but GCC is core tech
in widespread use, and as such, you should weigh better between cost
and result of your actions.

bye,
//mirabile


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