A request for GCC 3.5 snapshots

Kelley Cook kcook34@ford.com
Thu Feb 19 15:40:00 GMT 2004


I've read that the 3.5 snapshots would start after 3.4.0 was released, 
however I am making a request for weekly gcc 3.5 snapshots to be put on 
the ftp site much sooner.

Due to a restrictive security policy, I am unable to access the CVS tree 
from my employer's network.  Personally, I find using the weekly 
snapshots easier to access than using "cvs rdiff" to a USB key-drive.

It would be nice to be able to also have access to a recent copy of the 
current mainline.

At a lower priority, another nice addition would be daily diffs.  The 
extra ftp space required could be easily offset by eliminating the 
redundant gcc-{core,ada,fortran,*} versions from the snapshots.  In my 
estimation, they are pointless; snapshots, being transient in nature, do 
not need to cater to those few users who wish to pick and choose their 
components.

To further clarify, I am not suggesting they be eliminated for releases.

I would volunteer to implement such a change, if it was deemed worthy.

Thanks,
Kelley Cook



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