[oi-dev] Compiler migration #2

[adam.stevko at gmail.com]

Bumping for reviews.  

Adam  


On Saturday, 26 January 2013 at 17:14, Gordon Ross wrote:

> I'm pretty sure some distros would like the consistency of
> using the same gcc version the OS uses. (Just for the
> convenience. I know they don't need to be the same.)
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> Gordon
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> On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 7:59 AM, Adam Števko <adam.stevko at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Peter,
> >  
> > On Jan 26, 2013, at 1:01 PM, Peter Tribble <peter.tribble at gmail.com> wrote:
> >  
> > > Adam,
> > >  
> > > Just one question - why gcc44? In other words, why not jump straight
> > > to gcc 4.7?
> > >  
> >  
> > Getting new compiler into oi-build would be nice, but it doesn't solve the problem with migrating stuff away from Sun Studio. Once, we are sure, that everything is buildable by GCC 4.4 (which we have already packaged), I have no doubt that transitioning to newer GCC painless. Correct me if I am wrong.
> >  
> > > Yes, I know that Illumos has 4.4.4, but that's a custom version
> > > specific to building Illumos. I think SmartOS has gone to 4.7,
> > > and for Tribblix I went straight to 4.7.2.
> > >  
> >  
> > As I said, I am using GCC 4.4 because it is available.
> >  
> > Cheers,
> >  
> > Adam
> >  
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