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GCC 3.1 Released

Posted by michael on from the it-slices-it-dices dept.

gergnz writes "Just popped into my inbox, GCC 3.1 released. There are many bug fixes over 3.0. "we focused more on quality than new features" Mark Michell. Here are the changes, and you can see a list of ftp servers here. This is the release I have been waiting for. I will now upgrade :-) Well Done to all involved!"

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  1. 3.1? by ObviousGuy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Windows was at that level 8 years ago! Even VC++ is up to 7.0 now. Sheesh! Faster development with fewer bugs, my ass.

    Seriously, though. Hopefully this takes care of all those niggling bugs that made 3.0 unusable. Maybe this will encourage everyone to jump from the 2.x tree finally.

    --
    I have been pwned because my /. password was too easy to guess.
  2. Most Notable Improvements by Sentry21 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Here's a short run-down of the improvements that really caught my eye this time around.

    • Better PPC support (64-bit PowerPC GNU/Linux support in the backend, and altivec support with -maltivec)
    • UltraSPARC 64 fully supported
    • AMD x86-64 support
    • SSE/SSE2/3DNow!/MMX instructions and command-line flags to enable. No C++ compatible intrics for SSE2
    • New ports for MMIX, CRIS, and SuperH
    • Code profiling

    Everyone knows I'm no fan of the GNU project, but GCC3.1 shows that they have a lot going for them. Very exciting guys, I can't wait to see what 3.2 has in store.

    --Dan