Re: installation problems on sun network

[Paul Box]

I'm using gcc 2.8.1 on a sun ultra.  

As for the "aside", I have had several people who's opinions I trust
warn me away from gcc 2.8.1.  This could be part of reason...?

Axel von Kamp writes:
 > What gcc version are you using? When I tried to compile heatbugs on Solaris
 > with a 2.7.2.x gcc I got the same errors. After installaing the 2.8.1 gcc 
 > (from
 > the Swarm CD-ROM) it worked.
 > As an aside: Why does it on
 > http://www.santafe.edu/projects/swarm/platforms.html
 > say: With the Sparc, avoid GCC 2.8?
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