Re: [tbox-l] gcc?

[David C. <cl...@au...>]

  I understand this is frustrating (as a developer, it is frustrating for me
as well).

Here is what I know about it: gcc/g++ 3.3.2 is still under review with the IBM
legal team.  Yes, I know it has been for a very long time.  Why does it take so
long?  That's hard to answer without talking about the legal review process,
which I can't do.  The approval can vary considerably depending on non-Toolbox
factors... what other things the same lawyers may be working on
and whether or not such items are given higher priority than updating versions
of Toolbox packages (which is a free "convenience" to users who don't
want to build their own open source but who don't necessarily care about having
the most recent versions).  The reviews are taken extremely seriously.

I know that the latest is now 3.4, not 3.3.2, but because 3.3.2 is in process
and is much newer than what we have today, I don't want to pull the plug on
what they currently have under review.
For what it's worth, gcc is the highest priority Toolbox item for update.
(Well, OpenSSL is right up there also; since gcc is considerably larger,
OpenSSL might clear before it but I really don't know.)
Without having a good time estimate, I can't pass any meaningful estimate
along.

As always (you've heard this before), this is open source that anyone is free
to download and build as needed, if they accept the license terms, and there
are other places to get images pre-built for AIX as well, including Bull (which
I see Remco was about to point out) at www.bullfreeware.com, and UCLA at
http://pdslib4aix.seas.ucla.edu/.  Both have more recent versions of gcc
available.


On Thu, Jun 24, 2004 at 05:22:07PM +0200, Remco Post wrote:
> Hi
> 
> my collegues are starting to complain that the gcc in the toolbox is
> about as recent as the stone ages, and are wondering if and when a more
> recent version will become available.
> 
> David, any insights?
> 
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