'gcc -V' no longer works properly between 2.95 and older versions

[Martin v. Loewis]

> Now, I guess, if your only demands are for a feature that might work,
> or one that only works between the current release and the immediately
> proceeding one, then I guess the option is useful.

The latter is indeed a frequent application of that option. As far as
I remember, it always worked for me since gcc 2.5.8. People *require*
that option, please don't tell them that their requirements are wrong.

Regards,
Martin