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[Craig Burley]

>> Not to my mind. gcc 2.7.x would _not_ successfully compile any of
>> my recent projects; starting from data acquisition to GUI programs up to
>> numerical stuff !
>
>And has loads of problems as a C compiler too. Just look at the bunch of
>bugs just compiling the Linux kernel with egcs brought to light.

In Linux, or in egcs?  What percentage of bugs, of the ones you're
referring to, have been established as egcs bugs?  From what I've
read, lots of *Linux* bugs have been found, and the Linux people
are fixing them up on an as-found basis, meanwhile recommending
people needing reliable Linux kernels compile with gcc 2.7, which
doesn't expose so many of these bugs.

        tq vm, (burley)