Re: Darwin 8.0 Source Code Available
Re: Darwin 8.0 Source Code Available
- Subject: Re: Darwin 8.0 Source Code Available
- From: Kevin Van Vechten <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 12:11:48 -0700
There probably are ways to tell, but I have to wonder why that's
important.
The simple answer is that nothing on Mac OS X 10.4 was built with
gcc-4.0.
Historically, major upgrades to the OS gcc compiler (i.e. the
compiler used to compile the OS, gcc_os) have only occurred between
major releases. There are always binary compatibility concerns when
changing compilers. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" is the
software update mantra. Of course, past performance is no indication
of future results...
- Kevin
On May 6, 2005, at 8:55 AM, Jack Howarth wrote:
Kevin,
Thanks for the clarification. I still wonder if there is some
symbol
in a binary or library that would indicate if it is built with gcc 3.3
or gcc 4.0. It does make one wonder if there will be a migration,
through
system updates, during the lifespan of Tiger where more components are
built with gcc-4.0. Or is it likely such a transition to gcc-4.0
builds
will only occur at MacOS X 10.5?
Jack
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