Which gcc is the most stable today ?

[Jim Wilson]

The Penguine wrote:
> I'm want to release an application in linux - after porting everything 
> to linux RH7.3  .
> I've heard that the gcc 2.96  has MANY bugs , and is not recommended to 
> use .

The best compiler to use is often the compiler that came with the OS, 
which would be the Red Hat gcc-2.96 in your case.  If you try to use 
another compiler, you may run into ABI issues, versioning problems with 
the assembler, linker, glibc, etc.  These are solvable issues, but not 
ones that a naive user should try to tackle.

Early releases of the Red Hat gcc-2.96 compiler shipped with RHL 7.0 
were rather buggy.  However, the later updated releases are fine.  Since 
you have RHL 7.3, the Red Hat gcc-2.96 release that you have should be fine.
-- 
Jim Wilson, GNU Tools Support, http://www.SpecifixInc.com