Re: [PATCH, doc] Update links to gcc binaries

["Tom G. Christensen" <tgc at jupiterrise dot com>]

On Sat, Aug 07, 2010 at 07:32:46PM +0200, Gerald Pfeifer wrote:
> Hi Tom,
> 
> On Mon, 31 May 2010, Tom G. Christensen wrote:
> > Here's an update to the binaries section of install.texi.
> 
> thanks for the patch!  Some questions:
> 
> +@itemize
> +@item
> +@uref{http://www.sunfreeware.com/,,Sunfreeware}
> +
> +@item
> +@uref{http://www.blastwave.org/,,Blastwave}
> +
> +@item
> +@uref{http://www.opencsw.org/,,OpenCSW}
> +
> +@item
> +@uref{http://jupiterrise.com/tgcware/,,TGCware}
> +@end itemize
> 
> Shall we really list four sites for Solaris alone?  Yes is a valid
> answer, I wanted to check, though.  (Sunfreeware causes eye cancer,
> possibly sort the list alphabetically?)
> 
I think it makes sense to list all four.

Sunfreeware have the widest coverage of Solaris versions though they are
not current with their gcc packages and they lack Ada support.

Blastwave and OpenCSW are very close in functionality but Blastwave seem
more interested in making recent gcc packages available for Solaris 8+
(including posting testresults from the Blastwave builds).
Given their troubled history I'd rather not exclude one over the other.

TGCware has gcc 4.3.x for Solaris 2.6 sparc & x86 and it's built with Ada
support and in a pinch can be used to bootstrap gcc/gnat on Solaris 7+
aswell.

So all have their merits and I don't see that I can really recommend one
over the other.
The sorting in the patch just reflects my opinion on the relative merits
of the different sites. If alphabetical sorting would suit you better
then I have no objections.

> +@item
> +@uref{http://freeware.sgi.com/,,SGI Freeware}.
> 
> I suggest to omit this one.  It's really rotten.  Any disagreement?
> 
Not really no.

-tgc