On Tue, 17 Apr 2007 05:33:18 -0500, Dale wrote:

> > A major GCC update is the exception to this rule, but that is
> > precisely the sort of thing that needs extensive testing on a range
> > of platforms rather than a rushed release.

> That was what I was referring too.  It would be time consuming to
> install then turn right around and have to upgrade gcc and do a emerge
> -e world etc etc etc.

The time taken is irrelevant, because the computer is still usable while
the emerge is running in the background. The important point is that
everything builds with the new GCC on all supported platforms. That's the
sort of thing that takes the time.


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Neil Bothwick

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