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Date:	Thu, 15 Jul 1999 23:37:40 -0400
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To:	Mumit Khan <khan AT xraylith DOT wisc DOT EDU>
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Subject:	Re: [ANN] gcc-2.95 dev snapshot updated to 1999-07-15
References:	<199907160222 DOT VAA12013 AT mercury DOT xraylith DOT wisc DOT edu>

Does gcc do pre-compiled headers, or are there any plans 
for gcc to do pre-compiled headers if it doesn't ?


Mumit Khan wrote:
> 
> I've uploaded GCC-2.95 (upcoming merged egcs and gcc release) 1999-07-15
> dev snapshot binaries for Cygwin for those who want to see what's new and
> what's hot.  Since the release of gcc-2.95 has been pushed back quite a
> bit due to the merging of FSF GCC and EGCS GCC, this may be a chance to
> check out the new features without having to wait a few weeks (at the
> very least).
> 
> This is *only* meant for developers who may want to try out the newer
> features that will be part of the real release (such as the capability
> to create COM interfaces); expect problems, bugs, and so on. Please don't
> download unless you're willing to live on the edge.
> 
> ftp://ftp.xraylith.wisc.edu/pub/khan/gnu-win32/cygwin/snapshots/gcc-2.95-19990715/
> 
> Patches are there of course.
> 
> ============= 1999-07-15:
> 
> Changes from 1999-06-26:
>   - sync with gcc-2.95-1999-07-15 from CVS.
>   - apply Jim Wilson's patch that fixes the problem compiling Cygwin
>   - disabled inode based cpp optimization
>   - rewritten pragma pack handling
>   - various tweaks to C++ front-end
> 
> Open issues:
> 
>   - bitfield packing. I've applied Donn Terry's patch, but it's not
>     the default. If you want to layout bitfields exactly as MSVC
>     does, compile with -fnative-struct flag.
> 
> ============= 1999-06-26:
> 
> Changes from 1999-06-09:
> 
>   - sync with gcc-2.95-1999-06-20 from CVS.
>   - fix anonymous struct/union buglet in C++ (thanks to K. Haley for
>     reporting this). This was a patching goof on my part.
>   - fix for C++ DLLs. Now you can have inline members, virtual functions
>     etc in DLL classes that are imported by clients.
>   - various tweaks.
> 
> Open issues:
> 
>   - bitfield packing. Damn this thing. I'm currently testing Donn Terry's
>     changes which so far does the right thing, but have yet to run the
>     full regression testsuite yet. If things go ok, it'll be in the next
>     snapshot whenver that is.
> 
> Regards,
> Mumit
> 
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