[Tfug] gcc and glibc

[erich]

Yes,
            There tends to be a craze in the Linux community to get the 
latest & greatest.
That is, the latest kernel or compiler. First of all, these things are 
biggies: Their proper
functioning is fundamental to the proper functioning of all else that 
runs in a particular
system. Second of all, Occam's Razor must be noted if you want to turn a 
profit:
"entities must not be multiplied beyond necessity"
            I'm not proud. I work with gcc-4.1.2, glibc-2.6.1-r0. 
"Ancient" you say, but
remember one thing:  software gets all kinds of upgrades, but hardware 
tends to
be static. (My father was a preacher. Some of it rubbed off on me.)

                                                                                                            
End of sermon,
                                                                                                             
Erich

Nathan England wrote:
> I have recently rebuilt my systems using gcc 4.3.4 and glibc-2.10.1 and
> I've had nothing but trouble since, especially with firefox and
> thunderbird, neither of which seem to run for more than a minute before
> segfaulting with NO information output at all...
>
> I'm curious, if you were to build a system from scratch, what gcc and
> glibc versions would you use?
>
> I realize linuxfromscratch uses gcc-4.4.1 and glibc-2.10.1 but that does
> not mean it is recomended as the most stable.
>
> What would you use and why, or what do you use and why?
>
> nathan
>
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