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

[Chris Jones]

> On 5 Apr 2024, at 7:03 PM, Riccardo Mottola via macports-dev <macports-dev at lists.macports.org> wrote:
> 
> 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.

I don’t believe it was ever an official policy followed by gcc…

> 
> Riccardo