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On 2/21/06, Robert Schwebel <r.schwebel@pengutronix.de> wrote: > > In many cases the client will choose to stick with older toolchains > > and libraries because they are a known quantity. > > I think this is a fairy tale. We have long worked with gcc-3.3.3 and > glibc 2.3.2, built with crosstool-0.32, thinking that it is rock solid. > Newer userlands turned out there have been serious bugs which lead to > internal compiler errors and endless loops with some code. There's another reason to support old glibc: if you have no control over the target, and it bloody well uses an old glibc ;-) - Dan -- Wine for Windows ISVs: http://kegel.com/wine/isv ------ Want more information? See the CrossGCC FAQ, http://www.objsw.com/CrossGCC/ Want to unsubscribe? Send a note to crossgcc-unsubscribe@sourceware.org
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