From: sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu (Charles Sandmann)
Message-Id: <10210021801.AA21554@clio.rice.edu>
Subject: Re: [pavenis AT latnet DOT lv: Possible outdated files in DJGPP distribution]
To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 13:01:15 -0500 (CDT)
In-Reply-To: <200210020702.JAA06553@lws256.lu.erisoft.se> from "Martin Stromberg" at Oct 02, 2002 09:02:32 AM
X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL2]
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Reply-To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Errors-To: nobody AT delorie DOT com
X-Mailing-List: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com
Precedence: bulk

> I'd hate to see gcc 2.95.<something> go as it seems to work better
> than 3.<something> (like detecting undeclared variables and not overly
> stupid warnings).
> 
> Plus we need it to recompile 2.03 updates, don't we?

I actually built the 2.03 refresh with GCC 2.8.1 (just like the original
version) - with the "fixed" binutils assembler.

I've considered making a "refreshed" 2.8.1 or 2.7.2 available, since
the code generated is significantly smaller than the 2.9 or 3.x versions.
Since spare time <= 0, don't hold your breath.

> While we're on the subject: is there any way to get really old v2gnu
> releases that has been removed from simtel.net? Perhaps DJ has them
> archived or something? Right now I'm interested in the oldest gcc and
> all binutils (only a certain unbroken version but I don't know which
> one).

I have gcc 2.2.2 built with 1.08 - it's small enough to be able to run
from a single floppy :-)

And I'm sure I have 2.6.3 archived off someplace.