Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 12:31:01 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Kbwms <Kbwms AT aol DOT com>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Crash in gcc Linker
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On Tue, 31 Mar 1998, Kbwms wrote:

> > Also, please note that the latest version of GNU Make is 3.76.1.  I
> > suggest to download and install mak3761b.zip and use it instead of
> > 3.75.
> 
> The old version of Make seems to be working quite well.  What did 3.76.1
> fix that I should be aware of? 

I suggested that because I use 3.76.1, and I cannot easily debug problems 
with older versions unless they can be reproduced in the latest one.

> I am working with a 28.8kb modem and America Online
> which, together, makes downloading as slow as a pushcart.

The binary distribution of Make 3.76.1 is only 235KB.  Even with a slow 
modem, how long will it take to download?