Re: [gccsdk] Any chance of a newer GCC version than 4.7.4?

On 17/04/2021 18:34, Terje Slettebø wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> I'm new to this list, and apologies if this has been asked before (I
> checked the archive). I notice that the current version of GCC for RISC
> OS, while built relatively recently, is based on a version of GCC from
> 2014 (https://gcc.gnu.org/releases.html
> <https://gcc.gnu.org/releases.html>).
>
> Is there any reason why we're basing it on such an old version, and is
> there any chance of getting a later one, preferably based on the latest
> GCC version?
>
> I'm developing C++ applications, and a lot has changed since 2014, and
> even then, the GCC version only included a partial implementation of
> C++11. Thus, we're missing several major revisions of the C++ standard:
> C++11, C++14, C++17 and C++20

If you don't mind building it yourself, then GCC 10.2.0 is in the
autobuilder at autobuilder/develop/gcc. Unfortunately, it's not
quite ready for general release as I've found the static archives
for libgcc and libstdc++ contain PIC code and the hack I used in
GCC 4.7.4 to get around that doesn't seem to be working.

Also, it's not yet a suitable replacement for GCC 4.7.4 because
it doesn't support module code or libscl, both of which will
require a multilib build which is another complication I
haven't got round to yet.

However, if you don't mind dynamic linking in the meantime,
then it is more than usable. I've used it extensively to compile
around 50 libraries including webkit which is quite demanding in its
use of modern C++ features. There is also a native RISC OS version.
The issue then is how to distribute the libraries, as we don't
have an official download yet. We can't really offer the libraries
without the compiler and, well, I need to get those static archives
fixed.

I see that GCC 10.3.0 has been released and if GCC 11 isn't
forthcoming, then I may upgrade it to that soon.

Lee.

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