[MPlayer-users] Alan Cox says gcc 2.96 is not buggy

[Gábor Lénárt]

On Fri, Nov 09, 2001 at 08:40:51PM +0300, Alex Kanavin wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html &
>  http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-2.96.html if you still have questions or problems]
> 
> I'm sorry, couldn't resist forwarding this...

It's an opinion of Alan Cox. My name is not Alan Cox. Arpi's name is not
Alan Cox either. I'm sorry, couldn't resist replying this :)
I'm proud because of correcting Alan Cox's mail on linux-kernel some
month ago :) [well, it was something about vesa rom bios or so).
So he is not God either :)

Anyway, gcc 2.96 is NOT official release of GCC team! Maybe newer gcc
2.96 versions are bugfree but is not official release either ...
And the other side of the story: users can't even read (well at least
they send bugreports without reading and understanding messages first),
so you shouldn't expect correct gcc 2.96 subversion determination from
them :)

<end of bigfacecompoorwhatever :)>
 
> =================================
> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 16:28:22 +0100 (BST)
> From: Alan Cox <alan at lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
> To: Frontgate Lab <mdiwan at wagweb.com>
> Cc: linux-kernel at vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: kernel compiler
> 
> > What compiler do Alan Cox and Linus use to create the 2.4 series
> > kernels?
> 
> Im using Red Hat 2.96-85
> 
> > I am currently using RedHat's compiler gcc-2.96-85 and have been told
> > not to do so because it "breaks things" .
> 
> Generally ignore that story: 2.96-54 has problems, but not the later ones
> ========================
> 
> -- 
> Alexander
> 
> Homepage: http://www.sensi.org/~ak/
> 
> 
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