Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 11:14:42 +0200 (WET) From: Andris Pavenis X-Sender: pavenis AT ieva06 To: CBFalconer Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: gcc-3.0.2 for DJGPP In-Reply-To: <3BEA37BA.7148886C@yahoo.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: nobody AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: djgpp AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk On Thu, 8 Nov 2001, CBFalconer wrote: > pavenis AT lanet DOT lv wrote: > > > > This is an announcement of DJGPP port of gcc-3.0.2 > > > > GCC used to stand for the GNU C Compiler, but since the compiler > > supports several other languages aside from C, it now stands for > > the GNU Compiler Collection. > > > > GCC 3.0.x has several new optimizations, new targets, new languages > > and many other new features, relative to GCC 2.95.x. See the new > > features page for a more complete list. > > > > See http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-3.0/ for more information about gcc-3.0.2 > > > > Currently C, C++, Fortran and Objective C compilers are supported > > for DJGPP. Java compiler is not ported and is not included > > > > Also libg++ is no more included and will not be included in future. > > > > Archives are available from DJGPP distribution in Simtelnet > > (and mirror sites) in directory v2gnu: > > http://www.simtel.net/pub/djgpp/v2gnu/ > > > > There are 6 archives: > > readme-gcc-3.0.2.txt - readme file from DJGPP port of GCC-3.0.2. It's in > > separate file to avoid need to download large archives > > to get this file. > > gcc302s.zip - sources of gcc-3.0.2. I put all sources in a single > > archive. This file is only needed if You're want to > > rebuild gcc-3.0.2 from sources. > > gcc302b.zip - binaries of C compiler > > gpp302b.zip - binaries of C++ compiler (needs gcc302b.zip) > > g77302b.zip - binaries of Fortran compiler (needs gcc302b.zip) > > objc302b.zip - binaries of Objective C compiler (needs gcc302b.zip) > > gcc302s2.zip - shell script and patches for original gcc-3.0.2. > > I used them to generate gcc-3.0.2 sources for DJGPP > > (gcc2953s.zip). > > > > Files user need: > > Programming languages Needed files > > C gcc302b.zip > > C++ gcc302b.zip, gpp302b.zip > > Fortran gcc302b.zip, g77302b.zip > > Objective-C gcc302b.zip, objc302b.zip > > > > NOTE: gcc302b.zip contains file cxxfilt.exe and there is file with same name in > > binutils (bnu2112b.zip). You can safely overwrite the old one. > > > > For more information about this port see archive > > gnu/gcc-3.02/readme.DJGPP > > after unpacking either gcc302b.zip or gcc302s.zip or get file > > readme-gcc-3.0.2.txt from directory v2gnu in DJGPP distribution > > > > Also please DON'T mix C++ libraries (or object files) built with > > different compiler versions. C++ sources should be recompiled (seems > > that there is no need to do this for C sources). > > > > System requirements > > =================== > > > > DJGPP-2.03 or above (otherwise exceptions will not work at all) > > > > binutils-2.11.2 or above. It's no more possible to use binutils-2.8.1 > > or 2.9.1. Command line option -mno-bnu210 is no more supported. > > > > Some warning for users of C++. C++ compiler in gcc-3.0.2 does more strict > > syntax checking than gcc and egcs versions older than gcc-3.0. As result > > errors are generated in many places where earlier one got warnings. > > What about the gpc package? It presently wants the gcc 2.9.5.3 > package? > No GPC support with gcc-3.0.X yet. Don't ask me when this will happen as I don't know (it's not DJGPP port related problem) Andris