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Subject: Re: g++ 3.4.1
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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:29:51 -0500
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> * Reini Urban <eheona AT k-enl DOT ng> [2004-11-17 17:19:33 +0100]:
>
> Sam Steingold schrieb:
>>>* Igor Pechtchanski <crpugpun AT pf DOT alh DOT rqh> [2004-11-17 10:23:49 -0500]:
>>>>when will 3.4 become the default version?
>>>Sorry, can't answer that.
>> who can?
>
> gerrit (the maintainer) can.

Gerrit, could you please speak up?

> but there are yet unresolved issues with the handling of dwarf2 or sjsl
> (longjmp) exception handling on cygwin.
> dwarf2 is much faster but doesn't work with win32 callbacks.
> some folks use locally dwarf2 patched 3.4 versions.
> http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14563

Known to work:   	3.2
Known to fail:          3.3.3   3.4.2

I don't see how holding 3.4 back is helping this issue.
(I am sure you can enlighten me!)

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