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Date:      Tue, 16 May 2000 10:18:38 +0200
From:      Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.RWTH-Aachen.DE>
To:        Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de>, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: gcc-2.8.1
Message-ID:  <20000516101838.A51600@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005151436520.90016-100000@freefall.freebsd.org>; from kris@FreeBSD.org on Mon, May 15, 2000 at 02:37:32PM -0700
References:  <200005151736.TAA46750@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005151436520.90016-100000@freefall.freebsd.org>

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On Mon, May 15, 2000 at 02:37:32PM -0700, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> On Mon, 15 May 2000, Christoph Kukulies wrote:
> 
> > Some ports (in this case gnat) require gcc-2.8.1.
> > 
> > How does gcc-2.8.1 into 4.0?
> 
> We have gcc-2.95.2 in 4.0 - are you sure the source doesnt compile as is?

The problem: GNAT (Gnu ADA Translator) uses gcc and a special version of it,
namely gcc-2.8.1. It applies some hundred patches to gcc and you can easily
imagine that the slightest difference in gcc version level would break this.


> 
> Kris
> 
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Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de


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