Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261204AbUKEUZ7 (ORCPT ); Fri, 5 Nov 2004 15:25:59 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261206AbUKEUZ7 (ORCPT ); Fri, 5 Nov 2004 15:25:59 -0500 Received: from willy.net1.nerim.net ([62.212.114.60]:26118 "EHLO willy.net1.nerim.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261204AbUKEUZv (ORCPT ); Fri, 5 Nov 2004 15:25:51 -0500 Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 21:20:38 +0100 From: Willy Tarreau To: Adam Heath Cc: Linus Torvalds , Chris Wedgwood , Christoph Hellwig , Timothy Miller , Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: support of older compilers Message-ID: <20041105202038.GC30993@alpha.home.local> References: <41894779.10706@techsource.com> <20041103211353.GA24084@infradead.org> <20041103233029.GA16982@taniwha.stupidest.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1463 Lines: 32 On Thu, Nov 04, 2004 at 05:39:08PM -0600, Adam Heath wrote: > Using an old version of gcc because it is faster at compiling is a > non-argument. If you can send to all of us for free some hardware which is twice as fast as what we have, which does not generate more heat and noise, then perhaps most of us will accept to use a twice as slow compiler. But not for long, since some may realize that they can produce quality code twice as fast on their new system ;-) At least, with fast machines and fast compilers, people have no excuse not testing the patches they send. A few years ago, broken & non-tested patches were very common. This could become standard again if everyone jumped into gcc 3.4 unconditionnaly. > If they produce bad code, then that's a valid reason. > If they produce larger code, that is a valid reason. You can also ask the gcc people when they will decide to write a new version which is able to compile some code which compiles with the previous release. I have some tools which don't compile anymore with gcc 3 and error messages look more like insults than information, and I don't even know how to "fix" (adapt ?) them. This too is a valid reason to stick to older compilers. Willy - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/