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Re: IA32 bootstrap error
- From: Stan Shebs <shebs at apple dot com>
- To: Daniel Berlin <dan at cgsoftware dot com>
- Cc: Richard Kenner <kenner at vlsi1 dot ultra dot nyu dot edu>, schwab at suse dot de, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 15:46:05 -0800
- Subject: Re: IA32 bootstrap error
- References: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0112301837240.4664-100000@www.cgsoftware.com>
Daniel Berlin wrote:
>
> On Sun, 30 Dec 2001, Richard Kenner wrote:
>
> > Current CVS of gdb should work.
> >
> > Do you really mean to require using an unreleased GDB in order to debug
> > programs produced by GCC?
>
> Yes, in order to debug an unreleased version of gcc.
> What's the problem?
> It is expected that gdb will release a version that supports the features
> once gcc is released (IE soon after).
Users get hosed when the releases don't happen on the expected
schedule, a common occurrence since the releases are done on a
volunteer basis.
Tying versions together is always the easy way out, which is why
our proprietary competitors usually go that way, but I would hope
we would set higher standards for ourselves.
Stan