Re: Is anyone still using gcc 4.1 on master?

[John Marino <dragonflybsd@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 11/7/2011 8:59 AM, elekktretterr@exemail.com.au wrote:
> Is it time to get rid of it? It seems like a waste of space/compile time.
> 
> Maybe replace it with clang-3?
> 
> Is anyone using GCC 4.1 over 4.4?
> 
> Petr
> 

1. space, we have plenty
2. compile time: you can skip the compilation by adding "NO_GCC41=yes"
in the /etc/make.conf file
3. Yes, gcc 4.1 will eventually be replaced

Candidates are gcc 4.6 (more likely) and clang/llvm.
pcc is not a candidate.

Both candidate are non-trivial to port, and will take significant time.
Even after it gets in base (and gcc 4.1 removed) gcc 4.4 will likely be
the primary compiler until the newer one is proven.

John