[linux-audio-user] Compilers

[Frank Barknecht]

Hi,
Levi Burton schrieb:
> I was curious what compiler versions people have had the best luck with. 
> I am currently using: gcc version 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.3 2.96-113)
> 
> I am considering upgrading via RPM to what appears to be 3.2 
> (gcc-3.2-7.i386.rpm).  Good idea? Bad Idea?

It depends. I have both installed on my Debian system. As I develop in C++,
g++-3.2 is a great relief, because it's much more standards compliant that
2.9x was. BUT the binary interface for C++ changed in 3.2 so I can only use
C++ libraries in my development that were compiled with 3.2 as well. This
means, either I compile all libraries again with 3.2, that I use in
development, or I wait, until Debian does this for me. This can be a pain,
but it only affects C++-software. As I only use a small number of C++
libraries (STL, flext, STK, SndObj) I can live with that, but your mileage
may vary. (I cannot speak for RedHat systems).

ciao
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Frank Barknecht