Build GCC 4.1.2 with ECJ 1.4

[Andrew Haley]

David Daney writes:
 > Andrew Haley wrote:
 > > Sunil Amitkumar Janki writes:
 > >  > Andrew Haley wrote:
 > >  > > This doesn't make any sense.  If you want new langauge featres you
 > >  > > want a new compiler.
 > >  > 
 > >  > Maybe I phrased my question in the wrong way. Is it
 > >  > possible not to build the Java portion of GCC 4.1.2 and replace
 > >  > it with the ECJ compiler instead of upgrading to GCC 4.3
 > >  > entirely?
 > >
 > > Red Hat did this.
 > >
 > > Try the version at http://gcc.gnu.org/svn/gcc/branches/redhat/gcc-4_1-branch
 >
 > I would add that the redhat branch has not received much if any testing 
 > on mips.  We are still fixing some mips/java bugs on the trunk (4.3) so 
 > personally I would try that instead (although not for a couple of more 
 > days until the bugs are fixed...).

Oh, I agree totally.  I think the idea of using an old gcc "for
stability" with a new gcj in order to get a more stable compiler is
Just Plain Wrong, but ...

Andrew.