From e1af3db48e4dff29823d70b1dd7ab1f50763275f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wolf Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 14:17:28 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] More on gcc2.96. git-svn-id: https://svn.dealii.org/trunk@6098 0785d39b-7218-0410-832d-ea1e28bc413d --- deal.II/doc/faq.html | 14 +++++++++----- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/deal.II/doc/faq.html b/deal.II/doc/faq.html index 9c9deb5a5d..5d4625da5e 100644 --- a/deal.II/doc/faq.html +++ b/deal.II/doc/faq.html @@ -53,14 +53,18 @@

You can't, this version of gcc simply does not work with - deal.II. Also note that version 2.96 is not an - officially released version of gcc, but something that RedHat hacked - together from the gcc sources. Simply use either gcc 2.95.2 or 3.X. + deal.II. gcc 2.96 was created by RedHat from a + snapshot somewhere between 2.95 and 3.0; it contained a large number + of compiler bugs, which have partly been fixed, but too many remain + as that we were able to make the library work with this + compiler. Also note that version 2.96 is not an + officially released version of gcc. Simply use either gcc 2.95.2 or + 3.X.

- RedHat provides updates to gcc version 3.0, and downgrades to gcc - version 2.95, both of which work with deal.II. + RedHat provides updates to gcc version 3.0 or later, and downgrades + to gcc version 2.95, all of which work with deal.II.

Can I use deal.II on a -- 2.39.5