I did a quick testing with llvm-gcc (renaming gcc and g++ --- on MacOSX they are just symbolic links anyway) and saw Sage 4.7.alpha3 installation choking on Boehm-GC spkg.
So this probably means we'd need to upgrade this spkg at least, as it is a couple of years old (but it's the latest stable version that we have). Dima On Apr 7, 4:29 pm, David Kirkby <david.kir...@onetel.net> wrote: > On 7 April 2011 03:15, kcrisman <kcris...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> For many people, this would make Sage no longer free - it would > >> effectively cost $5 and none of that money goes to Sage. > > > Well, you could still download a binary. They aren't requiring that > > people give them money from things compiled with it, are they? But I > > agree it's a problem, if true. $5 is not much, but it's $5, and the > > hassle of doing it could inhibit developing. Esp. if updates were > > required. > > Another option might be to cross-compile GCC from a Linux system, > though I would expect 99% to take the easier option of just installing > a binary. > > With an iPhone you can't officially at least install an application > unless it is downloaded from the Apple store. To do so needs a hack > which invalidates the warranty. There's nothing stopping Apple doing > the same with OS X in the future. That's a risk you take. > > But for now, I'm just glad Apple are putting money into Clang. I've > never been impressed with GCC, so if someone produces something > better, I'm keen. > > Dave -- To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org
