Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 19:33:58 -0800 (PST)
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To: cellis AT voyageur DOT ca, djgpp AT delorie DOT com
From: Nate Eldredge <eldredge AT ap DOT net>
Subject: Re: gcc280b.zip
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At 02:24  3/11/1998 -0600, J.E. wrote:
>I currently have gcc version 2.7.2.1 (I guess) installed on my system,
>and I was wondering if dl'ing the 2.8.0 release is worth it... or is it
>just buggy?  Thanks for your time and help:-)

IMHO, you probably need 2.8.0 only in the following circumstances:

* You have noticed bugs in 2.7.2.1 that bother you.
* You use C++ and need decent exceptions support.
* You are obsessed with optimization (IIRC 2.8 has a better instruction
timing table)
* You are a heatseeker who always needs to upgrade everything :)

Nate Eldredge
eldredge AT ap DOT net