gcc packaging bug?

JonY 10walls@gmail.com
Mon Nov 3 22:05:00 GMT 2014


On 11/4/2014 05:46, Ken Brown wrote:
> The setup.hint files for gcc and its subpackages now say
> 
> curr: 4.8.3-2
> prev: 4.8.3-3
> test: 4.9.2-1
> 
> I assume this is a typo; it causes everyone who is not installing the
> test release to get downgraded from 4.8.3-3 to 4.8.3-2.

No, this is deliberate, 4.8.3-3 is bugged, it could not build later
versions of gcc.



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