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From: LuKreme <kremels@kreme.com>
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Subject: Update gcc?
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Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 02:57:18 -0700
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At the risk of starting a kerfuffle, is there any reason to update gcc =
on 8.4 or 9.2 from the GPLv2 version 4.2.1 to something more current?

(I can think of many reasons *not* to, but they all have to do with =
writing code which I am not doing).

I know 10.0 moves to clang (which is familiar to me since OS X changed =
to clang a while ago because of the GPLv3 issues), but I'm not ready to =
move to 10.0 and I know there are still issues with clang and that some =
packages still require gcc.

--=20
The only reason for walking into the jaws of Death is so's you can steal
His gold teeth. --Colour of Magic