Re: Please update the MPFR package in the gcc ftp directory

["Kaveh Ghazi" <kghazi@mekamail.com>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jonathan Larmour" <jifl@eCosCentric.com>
To: "Kaveh Ghazi" <kghazi@mekamail.com>
Cc: <overseers@gcc.gnu.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 9:23 AM
Subject: Re: Please update the MPFR package in the gcc ftp directory


> Kaveh Ghazi wrote:
>> Hi Overseers,
>>
>> As per Mark's message here:
>> http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2007-12/msg00498.html
>>
>> Would you please update the MPFR package located in
>> ftp://gcc.gnu.org/pub/gcc/infrastructure/ to the latest (version 2.3.0)
>> and delete the old tarball?
>
> Are you sure about deleting the old one? I ask because from the message 
> you
> quote, it would imply people should still expect to find old versions
> there. There are already historical versions of other packages in that
> directory, so it's no big deal. But for now I have indeed moved it away.
>
> Let me know if you want the .gz or .zip versions as well.
>
> Jifl

While GCC may support older MPFR's, if someone is going through the trouble 
of upgrading, we want to steer them to the latest version.  So deleting the 
old tarball is appropriate.  No need for the .gz or .zip version, bzip-only 
is fine.

Thanks for your help.

--Kaveh