C++ ABI testing issues, gcc-3.3 <-> gcc-3.2 compatibility

[Mike Stump]

On Friday, August 2, 2002, at 03:14 PM, Joe Buck wrote:

> Benjamin Kosnik writes:
>> I think it's important to insure that gcc-3.3 and gcc-3.2 are at the
>> same C++ ABI before gcc-3.2 is released.
>
> Yes, it's important to understand that there will be MASSIVE resistance
> to changing the C++ ABI very soon again after 3.2, so it will be really
> bad if 3.3-pre will already break it.

Bear in mind, I thought the only reason to do a 3.2 release is so that 
3.3 can be compatible with it.  If it isn't then is there _any_ reason 
to do a 3.2 release?