KDE4/Qt4 minimum gcc version 3.2

[Leo Savernik]

Am Sonntag, 17. April 2005 19:39 schrieb Gary L. Greene Jr.:
> > They still support MSVC++ 6.0. If Qt compiles with that one, it'll
> > compile with gcc 2.95 anyways.
> >
> > mfg
> >       Leo
>
> That's not guaranteed. MSVC++ 6.0 and gcc 2.95 are two different beasts and
> since _most_ ISVs are now on gcc 3.x, I can see why they feel that
> maintaining support for an obsolete compiler is not needed. Whereas with
> Windows, MSVC++ 6 is still in use by a large number of ISVs.

It's true that MSVC++ 6 features a greater count of deployment. However, given 
that MSVC is even older than gcc 2.95, Qt can't make use of any C++ features 
that choke MSVC. That's why gcc 2.95 compatibility should be easier to ensure 
than if they only would've used gcc 3.4 and msvc 7.

mfg
	Leo
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