backward compatability of tools

2003-02-16 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
Hi, I've found in the past bugs in software are often found on one platform that don't seem to get noticed on another. For this reason I just tried to build gcc-2.0 on an old Sun SPARCstation 20 running SunOs 4.1.4 (ie hardware/software about 10 years old) to test some software. gcc-2.0 n

Re: backward compatability of tools

2003-02-16 Thread Bruce Korb
"Dr. David Kirkby" wrote: > > Hi, > I've found in the past bugs in software are often found on one > platform that don't seem to get noticed on another. For this reason I > just tried to build gcc-2.0 on an old Sun SPARCstation 20 running > SunOs 4.1.4 (ie hardware/software about 10 years

Re: backward compatability of tools

2003-02-16 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
Bruce Korb wrote: > > "Dr. David Kirkby" wrote: > > > > Hi, > > I've found in the past bugs in software are often found on one > > platform that don't seem to get noticed on another. For this reason I > > just tried to build gcc-2.0 on an old Sun SPARCstation 20 running > > SunOs 4.1.4 (ie

Re: backward compatability of tools

2003-02-16 Thread Thomas Dickey
On Sun, Feb 16, 2003 at 06:23:39PM +, Dr. David Kirkby wrote: > Recently I was looking to put another operating system on a Sun for > testing and someone suggested using SunOs 4.1.4, since it is still > used a fair amount. My machine now has gcc-2.0, but there is no way I > could even build g

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Re: backward compatability of tools

2003-02-16 Thread Russ Allbery
David Kirkby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Recently I was looking to put another operating system on a Sun for > testing and someone suggested using SunOs 4.1.4, since it is still used > a fair amount. I think you've been somewhat misinformed there. Even in the incredibly Sun-heavy and very slow

Re: backward compatability of tools

2003-02-16 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
Russ Allbery wrote: > > David Kirkby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Recently I was looking to put another operating system on a Sun for > > testing and someone suggested using SunOs 4.1.4, since it is still used > > a fair amount. > > I think you've been somewhat misinformed there. Even in t