From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Horst von Brand To: Joe Buck Cc: hjl@lucon.org (H.J. Lu), egcs@egcs.cygnus.com Subject: Re: egcs and linux Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 22:53:00 -0000 Message-ID: <199902182330.UAA09683@sleipnir.valparaiso.cl> References: <199902161756.JAA18794@atrus.synopsys.com> X-SW-Source: 1999-02n/msg00888.html Message-ID: <19990228225300.-0y5kDIQIPNpb1lL029Y7qVuBnZeX3xQgOr_yYbpwF0@z> Joe Buck said: > HJ writes: > > I have no problems with making Linux versions of egcs. I am > > used to it by now :-). > But I do have a problem with it. (That is, I do have a problem with the > notion that the version delivered by the egcs team won't work on Linux, > and that Linux users will have to download a separate HJ version to have > a working compiler). Since you provide binary releases and encourage > people to use them, it's a step away from the notion of free software > for the community to share and improve. It conveys the idea that only > wizards like HJ should attempt to compile the compiler. Could somebody tell me (in private) what the problem is? I'm using egcs (mostly snapshots, latest is 19990214) for most all my compiling needs (except for linux-2.0 kernels) here for almost a year now, and see no problems. I've been away lately, so I haven't followed this particular thread. -- Horst von Brand vonbrand@sleipnir.valparaiso.cl Casilla 9G, Viña del Mar, Chile +56 32 672616