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1.6. What is the latest version of gcc, g++, and libg++?

The latest "2.x" version of gcc/g++ is 2.5.8, released January 23, 1994. The latest version of libg++ is 2.5.3, released December 21, 1993. Don't use 2.5.x, with x less than 5, for C++ code; there were some serious bugs that didn't have easy workarounds.

For some non-Unix platforms, the latest port of gcc may be an earlier version (2.4.5, say). You'll need to use a version of libg++ that has the same first two digits as the compiler version, e.g. use libg++ 2.4 with gcc version 2.4.5.

The latest "1.x" version of gcc is 1.42, and the latest "1.x" version of g++ is 1.42.0. While gcc 1.42 is quite usable for C programs, I recommend against using g++ 1.x except in special circumstances.