Michael Lankton wrote:
2.8.0 has been out for quite some time. Are there issues with the new gcc's that prompted the maintainers of SuSE to stick with 2.7.2.1?
Look at -> <A HREF="http://www.suse.de/Support/sdb_e/why-not-52.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.de/Support/sdb_e/why-not-52.html</A">http://www.suse.de/Support/sdb_e/why-not-52.html</A</A>> [...] GCC 2.8.x We plan the update only for S.u.S.E. Linux 6.0. Moreover GCC 2.8.x is unable to compile the Linux kernel correctly. Probably egcs 1.1.x will become the standard compiler of S.u.S.E. Linux 6.0 instead of gcc 2.8.x . [...] Ciao, BB -- Bodo Bauer S.u.S.E., LLC fon +1-510-835 7873 bb@suse.de 458 Santa Clara Avenue fax +1-510-835 7875 <A HREF="http://www.suse.com"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com</A">http://www.suse.com</A</A>> Oakland CA, 94610 USA -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e