Simon Heath <sheath1@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Hello, all. I'm currently in the process of writing a compiler > front-end for GCC, doing all my work using the 3.4.3 sources. > However, I took a look at the website and it says that the release > date for version 4.0 is April 2005... very soon, in other words. So > my question is this: Should I stop working with the 3.4 branch and try > to write my front-end for 4.0 instead? Will the front-end interface > change a lot between 3.4 and 4.0? If you have any intention of contributing the code to gcc, then you should always work with the main development trunk, not with any particular release. And, in fact, the front-end interface changes quite a bit between 3.4 and 4.0. Ian
