GCC 4.5.0 Released

[Jack Howarth]

On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 11:23:35AM +0200, Basile Starynkevitch wrote:
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> I am not a native english speaker, but something like the following
> paragraph [to be added after the paragraph: GCC 4.5.0 is now capable
> of "link-time optimization". ... and equally significant reductions in
> code size.]
> 
>    GCC 4.5.0 accept plugins (on some host systems, in particular
>    Linux, if configured appropriately). This permits advanced users to
>    customize or extend their GCC compiler with specific code provided
>    in plugins enabling extra features -such as new specific
>    optimization or diagnostic passes, etc.- suitable for their
>    particular needs. Plugins should be GPLv3 compatible.
> 

Basile,
   The annoucement should probably note that targets which lack
objdump currently can't build plugins. I've had about as much
luck getting the patch to fix this...

http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2010-04/msg00610.html

...reviewed as you are likely to get this feature announced.
>From the responses in the "dragonegg in FSF gcc?" thread, it
is clear that the plugin feature is viewed more as a necessary
evil than a clear win for FSF gcc in some quarters.
                    Jack

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