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= !MapGuide RFC 92 - Enable native GCC 4.4 compilaton  =

This page contains an change request (RFC) for the !MapGuide Open Source project.
More !MapGuide RFCs can be found on the [wiki:MapGuideRfcs RFCs] page.


== Status ==

||RFC Template Version||(1.0)||
||Submission Date||May 8, 2010||
||Last Modified||Rohit Razdan [[Timestamp]]||
||Author||Rohit Razdan||
||RFC Status||draft||
||Implementation Status||pending||
||Proposed Milestone||2.3||
||Assigned PSC guide(s)||Trevor Wekel||
||'''Voting History'''||(vote date)||
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== Overview ==

MapGuide cannot compile with GCC 4.4, as of now. This RFC proposes updating the code base to enable native compilation of MapGuide/OEM dependencies on GCC 4.4.

== Motivation ==

Non compilation with the mainstream GCC version means that workarounds have to be used which don't always work. Building from source, is also a prerequisite to inclusion as a package in Debian/Ubuntu as well as other distros.

== Proposed Solution ==

Prima facie, it seems that updating some files for headers along with make files for some OEM dependencies which hard code the GCC version should do the job. May need to update the 3rd party components.

== Implications ==

Easier Mapguide build experience. First step towards inclusion in official repos.

== Test Plan ==

Build and run usual unit tests.

== Funding/Resources ==

Google through the GSOC program.