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Tom Tromey has suggested that the Eclipse Java compiler ("ecj") be used as the Java front-end by the GNU Compiler Collection. He points out that ecj is fully Java 1.5-compliant, is tested against the TCK, has some 1.6 improvements, and is better and more complete than the existing gcj front-end and Tromey's own gcjx front-end.

A report detailing the status of the GNU Compiler Collection 4.1.0 release as of January 15, 2006 is now available.

The GCC 4.1.0 release was scheduled for January 18, but that release date is not achievable. There are six show-stopping problem reports requiring resolution before the release candidates can be made available. The final release is expected within a week of RC1.

A report detailing the status of the GNU Compiler Collection 4.0.3 release as of January 15, 2006 is now available.

GCC 4.0.3 is planned for release immediately after GCC 4.1.0. Mark Mitchell does not plan on making any more releases from the 4.0 branch, but other release managers may step in to do so.

The 2006 GCC & GNU Toolchain Developers' Summit has put out a call for papers. The summit "brings together the core development team of the GNU Compiler Collection with those working on the other toolchain components to discuss the state of the art."

Proposals will be accepted until February 15, 2006. The summit is being held in Ottawa, Canada, from June 28 to June 30, 2006.

Chris Lattner has announced the availability of an updated version of the Low Level Virtual Machine and GNU Compiler Collection integration patch, diffed versus the Apple branch.

This patch offers improved C++ support, plus bugfixes. There are also plans to add inline assembly support to LLVM in the near future.

A report detailing the status of the GNU Compiler Collection 4.1 release as of December 19, 2005 is now available.

There were 90 open problem reports, including 20 critical ones. The plan is to create the first 4.1 release candidate when the critical bugs have been eliminated, and it is at least January 19.

The GNU Compiler Collection 3.4.5 has been released. It is a portable compiler suite, including support for C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, and Ada.

This release fixes various internal compiler errors, wrong-code bugs, and other problems.

A short report detailing the status of the GNU Compiler Collection 3.4.5 release as of November 28, 2005 is now available.

There is one wrong-code bug considered critical. A prerelease should be available today, with the final release planned for the end of the month.

A report detailing the status of the GNU Compiler Collection 3.4.5 release as of November 21, 2005 is now available.

There are currently two bugs which are considered critical, and three others that should also be fixed before the release. The release itself is planned for the end of the month.

A report detailing the status of the GNU Compiler Collection 4.1 and 4.2 releases is now available.

There are 87 serious regressions open against 4.1, with the branch being expected on the evening of November 18. Projects for 4.2 are still being reviewed.

A report detailing the status of the GNU Compiler Collection 4.1 release as of October 27, 2005, is now available.

The number of regressions has been reduced to 149, with 44 still being considered critical. The mainline will reopen on November 11, or when the 100 regression mark is hit, whichever arrives first. The branch is planned for November 18.

A report detailing the status of the GNU Compiler Collection 4.1 as of October 2, 2005, is now available.

There were 225 bugs targeted at 4.1, with 61 being critical. Mark Mitchell feels that the focus should be on improving the quality, so starting soon only fixes for regressions will be introduced until the 100-regression mark is met.

The GNU Compiler Collection 4.0.2 has been released.

This is a bugfix release. A list of the bugs fixed is available.

The GNU Compiler Collection 4.0.2 RC2 has been released.

This release candidate includes a few C++ fixes, a Darwin configuration fix, and a HUGE_VAL fixincludes fix. Testing is requested, and the final release is planned for sometime next week.

The GNU Compiler Collection 4.0.2 RC1 has been released.

Testing is requested, with the final release expected within the next week.

A report detailing the status of GCC 4.0.2 as of September 7, 2005, is now available.

There are currently 48 critical bugs open against 4.0.1, in addition to nearly 200 regressions. Mark Mitchell plans to make a 4.0.2 RC1 this weekend, with the branch freezing after the creation of the first release candidate.

A report detailing the status of GCC 4.1 as of September 6, 2005, is now available.

There are currently 250 bugs targeted at 4.1. Mark Mitchell feels that the number of bugs must be further reduced before a branch can be made.

A report detailing the status of the upcoming GNU Compiler Collection 3.4.5 release as of August 31, 2005, is now available.

The total number of open bugs is 117, with the C++ frontend being responsible for 50 of those.

A report on the status of GCC 4.1 as of August 21, 2005 is now available. There were 271 bugs targeted at 4.1. While Mark Mitchell feels the overall severity of the bugs is not overly high, he still feels there are too many to move to Stage 3. He is optimistic that with some work, a number of the regressions could be dealt with within several weeks.

A report detailing the status of GCC 3.4.5 as of August 2, 2005, is now available.

There are 115 open problem reports, down from 125 last week, but still too many for a stable branch. The C++ frontend has the most regressions, with 46.