Re: GCC 4.1.2 Vs 3.4.6

[Rajat <myself_rajat at yahoo dot com>]

>> I think you meant 4.1.2, as you said in your title.

Sorry for the typo, I meant 4.1.2.

>> This is not an attractive choice, particularly if you use languages
other than C, or wish to optimize for CPUs introduced in the last 2
years.  I suppose 3.4.6 is there primarily for 
>> compatibility with RHEL
4, while even 4.1 is out of date now.

Yeah the application includes C and C++ both. 

>> If you are choosing a new gcc version for new projects, you might
consider installing current released versions of gcc and binutils.

Yeah I am planning to use a newer gcc version which can go well with RHEL 5. So apparently gcc 4.4.1 seems to be the latest, do you suggest me to go for it ?

 Thanks,
Rajat.



----- Original Message ----
From: Tim Prince <n8tm@aol.com>
To: Rajat <myself_rajat@yahoo.com>
Cc: gcc-help@gcc.gnu.org
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 6:57:09 PM
Subject: Re: GCC 4.1.2 Vs 3.4.6

Rajat wrote:

> I am using RHEL 5 for building my application. I could see it has both GCC 4.2.1 and 3.4.6. Now I have to choose one out of these two.
> 
> Please let me know, which gcc is a more stable version OR a better choice?
> 

I think you meant 4.1.2, as you said in your title.
This is not an attractive choice, particularly if you use languages other than C, or wish to optimize for CPUs introduced in the last 2 years.  I suppose 3.4.6 is there primarily for compatibility with RHEL 4, while even 4.1 is out of date now.
If you are choosing a new gcc version for new projects, you might consider installing current released versions of gcc and binutils.