Re: linux-2.2.20a and gcc 3.0 ?

[Zack Weinberg]

> >>gcc-2.95.4 does not exist! The latest stable release is 2.95.3.
> > Ah, it does exist. You have to check it out from CVS from the GCC people.
> > I've no doubt a release will be made soon.
> 
> That's what's called a not released product.
> 
> 2.95.4 might or might not be released shortly.
> 
> It is not the final 2.95.4 that is in the CVS.
> 
> Another word for it might be BETA...

We're being extremely conservative about patches applied to the 2.95.x
CVS branch.  It is intended always to be release-quality material.

I'm not aware of any plans for an official 2.95.4 anytime soon.
However, system integrators often track that CVS branch with their GCC
packages.  For instance:

$ gcc -v
Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-linux/2.95.4/specs
gcc version 2.95.4 20011006 (Debian prerelease)

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