IA32 bootstrap error

[Stan Shebs]

Daniel Berlin wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 30 Dec 2001, Richard Kenner wrote:
> 
> >     Current CVS of gdb should work.
> >
> > Do you really mean to require using an unreleased GDB in order to debug
> > programs produced by GCC?
> 
> Yes, in order to debug an unreleased version of gcc.
> What's the problem?
> It is expected that gdb will release a version that supports the features
> once gcc is released (IE soon after).

Users get hosed when the releases don't happen on the expected
schedule, a common occurrence since the releases are done on a
volunteer basis.

Tying versions together is always the easy way out, which is why
our proprietary competitors usually go that way, but I would hope
we would set higher standards for ourselves.

Stan