[CentOS] upgrade problem

Brian T. Brunner brian.t.brunner at gai-tronics.com
Tue Sep 20 14:59:01 UTC 2005


As to whether C or C++ changed between when 2.96 came 
out and Centos 4.1, there is another conundrum:

Does the compiler define the language, or vice versa?

Acknowledging the human factor in the implementation of the 
compiler, we ought to stipulate that both 2.96 and 3.x are 
B - R - O - K - E - N; the question I've asked is in what way is 
3.x different in how it's broken compared to 2.96

2.96 allowed some things not strictly kosher under the C/C++
language definitions, some of these are no longer winked at by
the 3.x compiler.

I'm looking for a pragmatic answer, not a theorist answer, 
about the differences between 2.96 and 3.x.

Since nothing is coming to mind among the Notable Ones here, 
I'll take my question to the compiler groups...

Brian Brunner
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>>> mike.mccarty at sbcglobal.net 09/20/05 10:33AM >>>
Brian T. Brunner wrote:
> This advice completely misses my point.

I think you missed the point.

>>What I'd like to find is a comparison of gcc 2.96.x to 3.x from the 
>>perspective of porting something from RH7.x to CentOS/RHEL 4.x
> 
> 
> I don't want my code to stay rooted in The Dead Past.
> I want to know what kinds of things changed to give me clues 
> how to CHANGE MY CODE TO FIT TODAY.

The C programming language did not change. The most likely reason
your code won't compile is that the compiler is B-R-O-K-E-N.

[snip]

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