Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 18:48:22 12/17/00
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On December 17, 2000 at 14:04:13, Frank Phillips wrote: >from gcc version 2.95.3 19991030 (pre-release) distributed with Mandrake 7.1 >Linux > >/* > * When compiling tbcmp.cpp > */ >tbcmp.cpp: In function `bool FReasonableName(char *)': >tbcmp.cpp:454: name lookup of `pchTemp' changed for new ANSI `for' scoping >tbcmp.cpp:449: using obsolete binding at `pchTemp' > >/* > * When compiling tbgen.cpp. > */ >Tbgen.cpp: In function `void VCreateTable(int, int)': >Tbgen.cpp:2448: initialization to `char *' from `const char *' discards >qualifiers > >/* > * I fixed this by casting the constant to (char*) > * char *pchExt = (char*) PchExt (sd); > * which I hope is correct. > */ > >Do those using Linux have the same problems. Bob you have come across this? > >Frank > > Those look like warnings, which are not uncommon. I ignore them. If I compile with 6 pieces support I get a zillion warnings about constants being treated as unsigned. I ignore it all and everything seems to work just fine for me... >BTW Ed, >As a newbie to Linux I have used RedHat, Mandrake, Caldera and SuSE. >RedHat was my least favourite. SuSE used to be my preferred choice until >the distribution split into two types, normal and professional. Andrew >(of PostModernist fame) introduced me to the Kdevelop programming IDE, which is >roughly equivalent to the MS/Borland environment. My choice is now based on >getting this on the distribution and price. Since a full distribution of >Mandrake came on a PCW magazine DVD this is what I use. It is very easy to >install. While Mandrake 7.2 has KDE2, it does not have Kdevelop so I am still >use with version 7.1 >MSVC++ produces about 20-30 percent faster executables than gcc. However all >the Linux programming tools are free; and I doubt I shall ever be able to >justify buying MSVC again. A faster CPU is cheaper!
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