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@@ -234,6 +234,12 @@ EGCS and gcc 2.8.1 shows this:
 
 Make up your own decision.
 
+GNU CC versions 2.95 and above are derived from egcs, and they may do even
+better.
+
+Please note that gcc 2.95 and 2.95.1 cannot compile glibc on Alpha due to
+problems in the complex float support.
+
 
 1.3.   When I try to compile glibc I get only error messages.
        What's wrong?
@@ -267,16 +273,8 @@ them.
 
 1.5.   Which compiler should I use for powerpc?
 
-{GK} You want to use egcs 1.1 or later (together with the right versions
-of all the other tools, of course).
-
-In fact, egcs 1.1 has a bug that causes linuxthreads to be
-miscompiled, resulting in segmentation faults when using condition
-variables.  There is a temporary patch at:
-
-<http://discus.anu.edu.au/~geoffk/egcs-3.diff>
-
-Later versions of egcs may fix this problem.
+{GK} You want to use at least gcc 2.95 (together with the right versions
+of all the other tools, of course).  See also question question !!excpt.
 
 
 1.6.   Which tools should I use for ARM?
@@ -333,6 +331,9 @@ Binutils 2.9.1.0.16 or later is also required.
   <yann@plato.uni-paderborn.de> reports 22h48m on Atari TT030
   (Motorola 68030 @ 32 Mhz, 34 Mb memory)
 
+  A full build of the PowerPC library took 1h on a PowerPC 750@400Mhz w/
+  64MB of RAM, and about 9h on a 601@60Mhz w/ 72Mb.
+
   If you have some more measurements let me know.