glibc 2.1 and gcc 2.8

[Thomas Bushnell, BSG]

Zack Weinberg <zack@rabi.columbia.edu> writes:

> I'm aware of the reasons for the policy that all GNU software should
> be compilable with gcc 2.8.  Those reasons are purely political and
> should defer to technical concerns when they arise, as they have here.

I was not aware of this policy at all, however.  Where are these
policies written down, so that developers can act in accordance with
them as much as possible?

Thomas