Kai Ruottu wrote on 23 June 2008 20:05:
> Paul Koning wrote:
>
>> I was looking for GCC 3.3.3 just now, and noticed that it doesn't
>> exist on the generic GNU FTP server or its mirrors
>> (ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc for example). 3.3.2 and 3.3.4 are there,
>> as well as lots of other releases, but 3.3.3 is mysteriously missing.
>
> I looked too and was curious about the 'releases' subdirectory. There
> was that 'gcc-3.3.3' fully alone...
>
>> It does exist on the specific GCC mirrors, fortunately, but this is a
>> puzzling glitch.
>
> So it was in 'ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/releases' but not where the other
> releases were. Maybe someone was too "creative" and created this subdir
> for the releases but forgot to move the others there...
Check the list archives.
I have a vague memory of something getting out of sync between gnu.gcc.org
(aka sourceware) and ftp.gnu.org a few years back.
cheers,
DaveK
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