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Re: Compatibility between gcc versions
- From: David Edelsohn <dje at watson dot ibm dot com>
- To: Joe Buck <Joe dot Buck at synopsys dot com>, component0 at yahoo dot com
- Cc: gcc at gnu dot org
- Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2002 11:00:36 -0400
- Subject: Re: Compatibility between gcc versions
>>>>> Joe Buck writes:
>> Specifically, we use gcc2.9 and are wondering what's
>> the latest gcc we can upgrade to without having
>> compatibility problems with legacy modules that we
>> link in. Our platforms are Solaris 2.[678], HP
>> 10.10/11, Red Hat Linux 7.2.
Joe> There was never a 2.9, did you mean 2.95? If so, the answer is 2.95.3.
Joe> Red Hat's 2.96-RH is not binary compatible, and neither is 3.0.
GCC "2.9" is the version number that Cygnus/Red Hat used in their
GNUPro product for releases to some customers. Because Cygnus/Red Hat
branched for different customers at different time, compatibility with FSF
GCC releases is unlikely.
David