Man ... I've been trying to reply for last half an hour or so, but
I keep getting more replies ... :)
I appreciate the following people's feed back.
Kip Macy
cattelan@xxxxxxxxxxx
Steve Lord
Andi Kleen
suzukis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
who graciously commented on my question. Now it's my turn. :)
I'm not asking for backward compatibility I'm asking whether XFS will
be current(ward) compatible (is that even a word?) :) when it comes
down to it. If XFS is in ready-state and official linux kernel compiler
is gcc 2.7.2.x still, would XFS be adjusted to compile under it then?
or as some companies might exhibit "Too Bad! You do it our way or no way!"
is the type of statement I'll be hearing from this mailing list?
(just wondering ... no offense intended)
My apologies for misunderstanding the status of XFS, but from the Linux
University sponsored by SGI that I attended in Toronto it sounded quite
like as if it is ready for experiment in semi-production environment.
Knowing the XFS status now I understand (not quite agreeing though) why
compiling under gcc2.7.2x is not much of issue.
[cont. below]
On 28 Apr 2000 suzukis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >I (IMHO) think it is rather stupid if XFS wouldn't compile
> >with the official linux kernel compiler.
>
> Of course, I agree enabling linux-xfs to be compiled
> with gcc-2.7.2.3 is expected - but I don't think yet
> it's not time for the linux-xfs core developpers to
> check the back compatibilities. Today linux-xfs is
> in bleeding-edge status, Possibly still there might
> be bugs due to the implementation itself (SORRY!),
> realized in any versions of gcc. For the core developpers
> of SGI, now it's time to fix such bugs.
>
> So, please don't ask the gcc-version-independency yet.
> If you wish NOW - you (and me :-)) should do it.
It may take me a while, but I'll see what I can do.
> But, keeping (at least) 1 environment similar to the
> core developpers is not bad to find a bug, I think.
> Don't you think so?
Agreed, and thanks again for the reply.
Andrew Park
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