Re: First 2.95.3 test release available

[Andi Kleen <ak at suse dot de>]

Bernd Schmidt <bernds@redhat.com> writes:

> The first test release of gcc-2.95.3 is available in
>   ftp://gcc.gnu.org/pub/gcc/releases/gcc-2.95.3-prerelease/
> This test release is named gcc-2.95.3.test1.
> 
> Patch suggestions are still being made, but we have to stop at some
> point and start concentrating on actually making the release.  This
> point is arbitrary, and it is _now_.  From now on, the only changes
> that will be accepted are fixes for regressions from gcc-2.95.2 and
> documentation changes.  I'm sorry if this means that some fixes did
> not quite make it; however, this release should include most of the
> patches suggested before the original Dec 17 deadline.

Just FYI,
I've tried to compile Linux/XFS on i386 with 2.95.3 and it still seems
to be miscompiled  (as in hanging soon and crashing). With 2.95.2 I tracked
it down to a miscompilation of a long long shift, I haven't looked at
the output of 2.95.3 yet if it's the same problem, but it's likely.


-Andi