Benefits of gcc4?

[Alan McKinnon]

Hi all,

Ok, this isn't really an ubuntu-specific question, but this is the 
only gcc4 distro whose mailing list I'm on.

I'm looking at starting to use gcc4 for general use, currently using 
3.3.6, and was wondering if there are any specific benefits or 
gotchas. I'm looking for fairly deep info, eg the kernel config makes 
specific mention of inlines and how hopefully 4 will make this 
unnecessary.

I reason that it's only a matter of time before most distros have 
switched and I want to get ahead of the pack with experience _before_ 
it's commonplace.

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Alan McKinnon
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