Re: gcc-2.95.2

[SL Baur <steve turbolinux co jp>]

Jim Knoble <jmknoble@pint-stowp.cx> writes:

> Circa 2000-Aug-20 11:07:54 -0400 dixit Jason Jesso:
> : I purchased redhat Linux 6.2 which was released around Apr-June 2000.
> : On this distribution they have egcs and no gcc. Isn't egcs history now?
 ...
> I suspect the reason why Red Hat Linux 6.2 still uses egcs-1.1.2 is to
> maintain binary compatibility across the 6.x series.

Speaking only for myself, I would suspect the reason is that no newer
C++ compilers work as well as that one overall.  For example, I haven't
been able to build KDE 1.1.2 on anything newer.  Also, there are some
Linux kernels that prefer to be built with that compiler.