On Wed, Apr 08, 2009 at 09:50:33AM -0700, Nordvall, Gary USNUNK NAVAIR 33, , LEGACY SERVER wrote:
> Is there an end-of-support date for GCC version 4.3.0? (In this answer I'm speaking for myself only, not for GNU or GCC). In one sense it already ended; there were three minor bug-fix releases after 4.3.0 (ending with the current 4.3.3), and I would recommend against any organization using any GCC release numbered as x.y.0 with a final zero in production. To do so is to accept experimental features and to decline the bug fixes that come out promptly after major releases. See http://gcc.gnu.org/develop.html to see how this works. In another sense there never was any support; it's free software after all. On the other hand, if you need formal support there are no shortage of qualified contractors that could provide it. > I'm assisting a > customer here at NAWCWD China Lake, California, to register software in our > Navy database, DADMS. In order to use (or purchase) software, it must be > approved in DADMS. One of the things we must show is proof of vendor > support for the particular version. I would suggest finding out what processes the US Navy already has in place for dealing with free/open source software. Surely you aren't the first to have the task of putting this particular square peg in the round hole.
