Date:	Mon, 6 Apr 1998 09:07:20 +0300 (IDT)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To:	Vic <tudor AT cam DOT org>
cc:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: Should I get GCC 280?
In-Reply-To:	<3525F859.44E0@cam.org>
Message-ID:	<Pine.SUN.3.91.980406090702.8171C-100000@is>
MIME-Version:	1.0

On Sat, 4 Apr 1998, Vic wrote:

> Right now I have GCC 2721 with PGCC 101. I program mainly in C but now I
> have a project which will be done in C++. Is there any reason why I
> should get 2.8.0? What are the pros and what are the cons in this?

2.8.0 has numerous improvements in the C++ support.  However, I would
suggest to not download it yet, since it has a couple of subtle bugs
which could drive you crazy.  I suggest to wait until a port of GCC
2.8.1 is released, where these problems should be solved.

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