What are the chances of another release from gcc-3_2-branch?

Phil Edwards phil@jaj.com
Thu Dec 19 00:15:00 GMT 2002


On Sun, Dec 15, 2002 at 10:42:01PM -0600, Michael Elizabeth Chastain wrote:
> My question: is it safe for me to stop testing gcc-3_2-branch?  That is,
> what are the chances of another gcc release such as a "gcc 3.2.2" coming
> from the gcc-3_2-branch?
> 
> I note that several of the ChangeLog's have been updated since
> the release of gcc 3.2.1 on 2002-11-20:
> 
>   gcc/f/ChangeLog
>   gcc/cp/ChangeLog
>   libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
>   gcc/ChangeLog
>   gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
> 
> I'm just looking for some insight into the branch status here.
> My default plan is to keep testing with gcc-3_2-branch even after
> gcc-3_3-branch is created, as it appears to be active.

Likewise.  I'd like to see at least one more release of 3.2.  A number of
bugs have been fixed on the branch since 3.2.1.


Phil

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