On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 10:27:33AM -0700, Karl M wrote: >> Subject: Re: cygport cross-compiling beta1 >> From: yselkowitz >> Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:21:44 -0500
We already saw most of this in the header. >>> But...somebody out there might have (cygwin) code that doesn't compile >>> with gcc4. They ought to fix their code, but...this is not an ideal world. >> >> Distros maintain patches for still-in-use older software to fix >> compatibility with new GCCs. Otherwise, yes, they'll actually have to >> fix their code. But let's face it, most distros don't support gcc-3.4 >> anymore, certainly not as a primary compiler, so why must we, >> particularly given our limited resources? >> >Couldn't this be handled by the Cygwin time machine? Please don't move discussions between mailing lists. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
