Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of Ticket #59927, comment 36
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- Jun 28, 2021, 2:10:05 PM (3 years ago)
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Ticket #59927, comment 36
v1 v2 1 1 This ticket piqued my interest, as I was updating one of my old Macs running 10.4 this weekend. 2 2 3 The problem is, while port `apple-gcc42` is installed (and up-to-date), `gcc7` is not. (And the latter would have to be built from source, which is a bit unsavory on an old PowerBook G4 with a single CPU core.) So it's frustrating to have a foundational port like `bison` dependent on a newer GCC, when it sounds (?) like it should be buildable on gcc 4.2...?3 The problem is, while port `apple-gcc42` is installed (and up-to-date), `gcc7` is not. (And the latter would have to be built from source, which is a bit unsavory on an old PowerBook G4 with a single CPU core.) 4 4 5 From the various discussion, it sounds like most of the issues were fixed. How much work would be required to tackle the remaining items? 5 It's frustrating to have a foundational port like `bison` dependent on a newer GCC, when it sounds (?) like it should be buildable on gcc 4.2. 6 7 From the various discussion, it seems like most of the issues were fixed. How much work would be required to tackle the remaining items?