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GCC 4.0.0 Released

busfahrer writes "Version 4.0.0 of the GNU Compiler Collection has been released. You can read the changelog or you can download the source tarball. The new version finally features SSA for trees, allowing for a completely new optimization framework." The changelog is pretty lengthy, and there's updates for every language supported from Ada to Java in addition to the usual flavors of C.

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  1. Lisp? by ari_j · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, but does it have a Common Lisp compiler yet?

    1. Re:Lisp? by jm92956n · · Score: 5, Funny
      every language supported from Ada to Java

      From A to J. Lisp starts with an L.

      Therefore, according to the summary... no.

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    2. Re:Lisp? by tchernobog · · Score: 2, Funny

      Oh, no!
      Still no support for LOGO, then!
      I've been waiting it for *years*!

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  2. debian by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    i wonder when debian sid will integrate GCC 4.0...

    1. Re:debian by alehmann · · Score: 5, Funny

      Pretty much, yeah.

  3. Re:Moving fast by ari_j · · Score: 4, Funny

    There was a version 3?

  4. works great! by k4_pacific · · Score: 3, Funny

    I've already downloaded it and used it to recompile Firefox and I must say that gf@fd@k3nl&
    NO CARRIER

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    1. Re:works great! by NanoGator · · Score: 2, Funny

      "I've already downloaded it and used it to recompile Firefox and I must say that gf@fd@k3nl&
      NO CARRIER"


      So... what.. did you have FireFox open while trying to compile it?

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    2. Re:works great! by Foxxz · · Score: 4, Funny

      It looks like you used it to recompile your kernel or pppd program too!

      -foxxz

    3. Re:works great! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      placebo is a wonderful thing

    4. Re:works great! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      > I'm amazed that the NO CARRIER joke can be mode so often, and always get modded funny.

      It doesn't always get modded fun&@^4-- NO CARRIER

  5. Trees by goodbadorugly · · Score: 4, Funny
    The new version finally features SSA for trees,

    So I guess its pretty safe to say that this release is for the birds

    *ducks*

  6. Re:i'm having horrible flashbacks... by whovian · · Score: 2, Funny

    Keep your hands inside the moving vehicle.

    Just over a week ago Fedora Core 3 got its gcc4 package. Not that there's anything wrong with that, as long as it's a supported gcc version *cough*2.96*cough*

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  7. Why? by Mr.+Underbridge · · Score: 4, Funny
    of the 2.95 -> 3.0 transition.

    Did you not get pleasure out of things being errors in 3.0 that weren't even warnings in 2.95?

    I'm sure all the contractors loved it! ;)

    GCC motto: "What code can we break today?

  8. *chuckle* by fr2asbury · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can see my Gentoo box sweating now all nervous for the night I get a little drunk and decide to see how this gcc 4 thing works out. heh heh heh.

  9. Re:Moving fast by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, it came with Slackware 5 and 6.

  10. get it while it's hot by cstacy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hurry up and download your copy now, before the price goes up!

  11. Something fun with compiling... by phoenix.bam! · · Score: 5, Funny

    and no gentoo users commenting on how they've already recompiled their entire system with the new optimizations. Or maybe they're just waiting for some free resources to open a browser.

  12. Screenshots? by mrcrowbar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Screenshots anyone? ;)

    1. Re:Screenshots? by Herr_Nightingale · · Score: 4, Funny

      check OSnews.com for the screens. apparently it's not user-friendly enough yet, and the fonts aren't spaced correctly. Expect eugenia's appraisal and some "how it should be done" mockups shortly.

    2. Re:Screenshots? by peterpi · · Score: 2, Funny
      gcc: no input files
  13. Re:gcc -v on Fedora 4 test 2 by no-karma-no-worries · · Score: 5, Funny


    > gcc version 4.0.0 20050405 (Red Hat 4.0.0-0.40)

    aren't they supposed to release a broken 3.96 first???

  14. Re:Misplaced blame by Screaming+Lunatic · · Score: 4, Funny
    Blame the standards committee, not the GCC maintainers.

    Insightful? Jesus eff-ing Christ. Now the slashbots don't like standards. I bet you wouldn't be presenting the same argument if this discussion was about the transition from MSVC 6.0 to 7.0/7.1.

  15. Re:Misplaced blame by Mancat · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mechanic: Sir, your car is ready.

    Customer: Thanks for fixing it so quickly!

    Mechanic: We didn't fix it. We just brought it up to standards. Oh, by the way, your air conditioning no longer works, and your rear brakes are now disabled.

    Customer: Uhh.. What?

    Mechanic: That's right. The standard refrigerant is now R-134A, so we removed your old R-14 air conditioning system. Also, disc brakes are now standard in the autmotive world, so we removed your drum brakes. Don't drive too fast.

    Customer: What the fuck?

    Mechanic: Oh, I almost forgot. Your car doesn't have airbags. We're going to have to remove your car's body and replace it with a giant tube frame lined with air mattresses.

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  16. Re:Autovectorization by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny


    What OO.org really needs is a parallelized vectorized optimized supersized linker.

  17. Re:Wishing you could shoot the dog by BurnFEST · · Score: 2, Funny

    That game was gold. And I too wish you could shoot the dog.

  18. Re:Moving fast by ConceptJunkie · · Score: 2, Funny

    According to Slashdot users, I'm funny, insightful and interesting! So why aren't girls all over me?

    'Cause we (the people who find you funny, insightful and interesting) are pasty couch potatoes just like you. ;-)

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  19. Re:Moving fast by smokeslikeapoet · · Score: 3, Funny

    Mine was Gentoo 1.4, by the time I had it compiled it was 2004.3. Talk about a time warp.

  20. Re:Moving fast by Bradee-oh! · · Score: 3, Funny

    >Consider me slow.

    Done.

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  21. Re:Moving fast by InvalidError · · Score: 2, Funny

    Or...

    "And next time I get mod points, you will also be overrated, redundant, flamebait and a troll."

  22. Re:Moving fast by Billly+Gates · · Score: 2, Funny

    Debian user?

  23. Re:i'm having horrible flashbacks... by __aahlyu4518 · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... kind of removes the "boy" from "cowboys" ...

    Which results in..... cows :-)

  24. Re:Is anyone else curious what SSA trees are? by ZephyrXero · · Score: 2, Funny

    Great...now I have to wait for GCC 4.2 :P

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  25. Re:i'm having horrible flashbacks... by den_erpel · · Score: 2, Funny

    Which results in..... cows :-)

    I'm hoping for a mutation into GNUs :-P

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  26. Re:GCC 4.0's biggest winner is probably KDE by Taladar · · Score: 2, Funny

    The slow part of KDE is the compile time...

  27. Re:Misplaced blame by Screaming+Lunatic · · Score: 3, Funny
    Blame the standards committee, not the GCC maintainers.
    Insightful? Jesus eff-ing Christ. Now the slashbots don't like standards. I bet you wouldn't be presenting the same argument if this discussion was about the transition from MSVC 6.0 to 7.0/7.1.

    Funny? Jesus eff-ing Christ. When did pointing out the hypocricy of slashdot group think become funny? I don't get which part of my original statement is funny.

  28. Re:GCC 4.0's biggest winner is probably KDE by Anonymous+Brave+Guy · · Score: 2, Funny
    The slow part of KDE is the compile time...

    Damn. You have to compile it? No wonder mine hasn't loaded yet...

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  29. Re:Moving fast by Capt+James+McCarthy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dude, this is the PC days, as we prefer the term "physically uninterested" as opposed to "couch potato."

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  30. the most important question by SQLz · · Score: 2, Funny

    Does this new GCC have a transparent background?

  31. Re:"Paltry" is probably a poor choice of words by halivar · · Score: 2, Funny

    Mac OS X itself is compiled with GCC 4.

    Amazing, considering it was just released. Maye Jobs has missed his true calling as a purveryor of time machines?

  32. Re:Moving fast by stitch · · Score: 2, Funny

    According to Slashdot users, I'm funny, insightful and interesting! So why aren't girls all over me?
    Ah, sorry about that. I'll lend you one when I'm finished.

  33. Re:Slow code? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    That someonebody is me. Yes, the binaries from 4.0.0 compared to 3.4.3 are very very.