BEGIN Thibault (GFI) writes: > I have compiled a program on Mandriva with gcc 4.1 and it does not run on the same machine config on Mandrake 9.2: I get a "floating point exception" at run time. > This program compiled with gcc 4.1 works correclty on Mandriva. > This program compiled with gcc 3.2 works correclty on Mandrake 9.2. > the proc are both Pentium 4. > > What's the matter? A lack of forwards compatibility. The rule is this: compile your program on the oldest OS version on which you wish it to run. Andrew.
