changeset 6669:917fa27c7d32

Update about gcc 3.0.4. The problem is not Red Hat specific.
author diego
date Sun, 07 Jul 2002 22:55:46 +0000
parents 4e3493443b36
children 70b54c2e0292
files DOCS/documentation.html DOCS/faq.html DOCS/users_against_developers.html
diffstat 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/DOCS/documentation.html	Sun Jul 07 20:06:55 2002 +0000
+++ b/DOCS/documentation.html	Sun Jul 07 22:55:46 2002 +0000
@@ -428,12 +428,10 @@
     need it) or don't up/downgrade at all (but in this case, be prepared for
     runtime problems). If you vote for 3.x.x, try to use the latest version,
     early releases had various bugs, so be sure you use at least 3.1, it's
-    tested and working. Don't use Red Hat's gcc 3.0.x versions! 3.0.4-RH
-    reproducibly dies with internal error during GUI compilation (vanilla 3.0.4
-    does not). Detailed information about gcc 2.96's bugs (that are still NOT
-    fixed, they have been WORKED AROUND in <B>MPlayer</B>!) can be found
-    <A HREF="users_against_developers.html"><B><I>here</I></B></A> and in the
-    <A HREF="faq.html">FAQ</A> !</LI>
+    tested and working. Detailed information about gcc 2.96's bugs (that are
+    still NOT fixed, they have been WORKED AROUND in <B>MPlayer</B>!) can be
+    found <A HREF="users_against_developers.html">here</A> and in the
+    <A HREF="faq.html">FAQ</A>.</LI>
   <LI><B>XFree86</B> - suggested version is <B>always the newest (4.2.0)</B>.
     Normally, everyone wants this, as starting with XFree86 4.0.2, it contains
     the <A HREF="video.html#2.3.1.2">XVideo</A> extension (somewhere referred to
--- a/DOCS/faq.html	Sun Jul 07 20:06:55 2002 +0000
+++ b/DOCS/faq.html	Sun Jul 07 22:55:46 2002 +0000
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@
 mw.h:209: Internal compiler error in print_rtl_and_abort, at flow.c:6458
 Please submit a full bug report,
 with preprocessed source if appropriate.
-See http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/ for instructions.
 </PRE>
-</B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top>A:</TD><TD>As the error message clearly states, this is a compiler problem.  Upgrade your
-compiler and report the problem to your vendor or the compiler authors.
+</B></TD><TR><TD></TD><TD VALIGN=top>A:</TD><TD>This is a known problem of gcc
+3.0.4, upgrade to 3.1 to solve the problem. How to install gcc is described
+<A HREF="users_against_developers.html">here</A>.
 </TD><TR><TD COLSPAN=3>&nbsp;</TD><TR>
 
 <TD>&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD><TD VALIGN=top>Q:</TD><TD WIDTH="100%"><B>Configure ends with this text, and MPlayer won't compile!<BR>
--- a/DOCS/users_against_developers.html	Sun Jul 07 20:06:55 2002 +0000
+++ b/DOCS/users_against_developers.html	Sun Jul 07 22:55:46 2002 +0000
@@ -63,11 +63,6 @@
 bugs</B>. If you do, you will only get banned from our mailing list because
 we have had more than enough flame wars over GCC 2.96. Please let the matter rest.</P>
 
-<P><B>gcc 3.0.4-RedHat update</B>: RedHat managed to break gcc again, this
-  time the victim is 3.0.4 . It may fail with internal compiler error when
-  compiling with GUI support. DO NOT REPORT THIS BUG TO US! Use 2.95.3 or
-  a vanilla 3.0.4 compiled from source.</P>
-
 <P>If you have problems with GCC 2.96, you can get 2.96-85 packages from the
 Red Hat <A HREF="ftp://updates.redhat.com">ftp server</A>, or just go for the
 3.0.4 packages offered for version 7.2 and later. You can also get gcc-3.1