Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 08:42:07 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject: Re: [WANTED]Old GCC/GXX's
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On Tue, 28 Mar 2000, Jeff Williams wrote:

> -: The only problem I can forsee in putting them in v2gnu/ is that people
> -: might actually try to use them without knowing why they're there. Since
> -: they're not supported, I don't think (IMHO) that putting them in v2gnu/ is
> -: a good idea.
> 
> Is gcc 2.7.2.1 special in this regard?  Or is *any* earlier version
> of *any* package in v2gnu/ considered to be unsupported?

They are ``unsupported'' in the sense that if you encounter a bug, you 
are likely to hear "upgrade".  But in other senses (providing 
work-arounds, advice, etc.) they are as supported as the new versions.