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From: searle@longacre.demon.co.uk (Michael Searle)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: gcc 2.7.2p vs. gcc 2.6.3
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 16:56:37 BST
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palowoda@netcom.com (Bob Palowoda) wrote:

>> I think pgcc isn't mature enough to make it to the default compiler !
>> Another disadvantage is, that a 'make world' doesn't run without 
>> errors. I think you should wait, until gcc-2.7.3 will be released. If I
>> remember right, the new gcc will be included into -current sooner or
>> later ;)

> Ummm, gcc hasn't had a release sence Nov 95.  They must have died or
> something. 

And I had heard that 2.7.3 was coming out very soon - does anyone know
when/if it is coming out, or the address for questions about gcc? I am also
waiting for 2.7.3 before using pgcc.

-- 
Michael Searle - searle@longacre.demon.co.uk