[Python-Dev] Re: ATTENTION! Releasing Python 2.2.2 in a few weeks

Martin v. Loewis martin@v.loewis.de
23 Sep 2002 18:43:08 +0200


Laura Creighton <lac@strakt.com> writes:

> Do you know when a fixed binutils is due? 

The bug hasn't been acknowledged by binutils maintainers yet; gcc
maintainers report many problems with binutils, but have not
identified any specific problem.

So, unless somebody looks down into the details and studies the
resulting binaries, it may be a matter of months for a fix to
appear. Until then, binutils 2.13 should be avoided on Solaris.

> Right now are you advising people not to use GCC 3.2 or binutils
> 2.13? or do you have other advice for them which you can steer me
> towards?

gcc 3.2 is fine, binutils 2.13 is not - use 2.12 or the system tools
instead.

Regards,
Martin