10.5 and gcc8 x86-64 ok but ppc bails with dlerror

[Riccardo Mottola]

Hi,

Ryan Schmidt wrote:
>> I propose  to keep even versions, because they are stable ones
> Do you have a source for this claim? It's the first I've heard of it. As far as I know, all gcc version numbers are stable.
>

I did a quick search and couldn't find one. It is something I pked up 
years ago and is a bit corroborated by experience on compiling on dozens 
of systems.
but no trace on the gcc time.
Odd/Even was an old practice, possibly not followed anymore.

Riccardo