Do you need the vtable bug fixed?

[H.J. Lu]

> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> On Thu, Jun 03, H.J. Lu wrote:
> 
> > I don't care too much binary incompatibility when I have
> > the correct code. I WANT to recompile all my C++ programs
> > so that I don't have to worry about when my C++ programs
> > will break silently.
> 
> Don't care about binary incompatibility is very bad for
> Distributors and Software firms. As distributor, we could
> recompile the complete distribution for the next release,
> not that problem. But it is hard enough to tell firms to
> port to Linux. If they always get trouble with Linux because
> of binary incompatibilites with new compiler, libraries, etc.
> they will stop supporting Linux. I must help some of this firms
> in the moment who are very angry about this. The Linux community
> must care about binary compatiblity.
> 

Please remember that your C++ binaries compiled by the current
gcc/egcs may be wrong. They may break silently. I don't know
why anyone doesn't wants to make sure their C++ programs work
correctly. The only way to do so is to recompile all the C++
programs with the correct compiler.

It is just like the car company finds a potential fatal defect
in a model and they issue a recall. Yes, it may be a hassle to
bring car to the dealer. But I don't think it is a good idea
not to do so.

-- 
H.J. Lu (hjl@gnu.org)