David Daney writes: > Andrew Haley wrote: > > Sunil Amitkumar Janki writes: > > > Andrew Haley wrote: > > > > This doesn't make any sense. If you want new langauge featres you > > > > want a new compiler. > > > > > > Maybe I phrased my question in the wrong way. Is it > > > possible not to build the Java portion of GCC 4.1.2 and replace > > > it with the ECJ compiler instead of upgrading to GCC 4.3 > > > entirely? > > > > Red Hat did this. > > > > Try the version at http://gcc.gnu.org/svn/gcc/branches/redhat/gcc-4_1-branch > > I would add that the redhat branch has not received much if any testing > on mips. We are still fixing some mips/java bugs on the trunk (4.3) so > personally I would try that instead (although not for a couple of more > days until the bugs are fixed...). Oh, I agree totally. I think the idea of using an old gcc "for stability" with a new gcj in order to get a more stable compiler is Just Plain Wrong, but ... Andrew.
