Re: [aclug-L] C Library...

[Jesse Kaufman <kaufmjes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

ok, kewl....  thanks!!!   i always wondered about that...  so, if i am using
k2.2.x, can i upgrade, or is it even worth it?  if it ain't broke, should i
try to fix it?  : ^ )

jesse

John Goerzen wrote:

> Jesse Kaufman <kaufmjes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> > sorry about the newbie question, but what exactly is gcc?  is it just
> > the c compiler?  most of the stuff on my box is a very recent version,
>
> Yes, gcc is a C compiler.
>
> > except for gcc... it is the version off of the redhat 5.2 distro
> > (2.7.2.3)...  but i have also seen gcc-2.8.x...  what is the difference,
> > and why does redhat 5.2 use the 2.7.x version if gcc-2.8.x was out
> > before redhat 5.2 was released?
>
> Gcc 2.8.x cannot compile Linux kernel 2.0.x, so it is not really used
> by distributions.  egcs represents the future of gcc, so distributions
> will be heading there soon.
>
> John
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