[PATCH 1/3] Introduce gdb::unique_ptr

[Pedro Alves]

On 10/13/2016 11:06 AM, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> Like I said before: upgrading the system compiler is a serious
> decision.  

True.  But that's not what these packages do.

> Installing a newer compiler could easily break the build of
> several important packages, which then requires an avalanche of
> upgrading across the board, just to get those package to build again.

True.  But that's not what these packages do.

> That is why many shops which want stable environments and need to
> continue supporting existing products don't bother upgrading the
> compiler and the core libraries, unless someone pays for that.

True.  But that's not what these packages do.

The newer compilers available as packages on these old distros
(e.g., DTS on RHEL) do _not_ replace the system compiler.  They're
installed in parallel, in separate directories.  You willfully add them
to the PATH or pass an overridden CXX to configure/make if you want to 
use them.

Thanks,
Pedro Alves