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On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 10:27:33AM -0700, Karl M wrote:
>> Subject: Re: cygport cross-compiling beta1
>> From: yselkowitz
>> Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:21:44 -0500

We already saw most of this in the header.

>>> But...somebody out there might have (cygwin) code that doesn't compile
>>> with gcc4. They ought to fix their code, but...this is not an ideal world.
>> 
>> Distros maintain patches for still-in-use older software to fix
>> compatibility with new GCCs. Otherwise, yes, they'll actually have to
>> fix their code. But let's face it, most distros don't support gcc-3.4
>> anymore, certainly not as a primary compiler, so why must we,
>> particularly given our limited resources?
>> 
>Couldn't this be handled by the Cygwin time machine?

Please don't move discussions between mailing lists.

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