> >    Just a quick update. gcc 4.7.1 has it the
> testing repository for Arch Linux.

I anticipate Slackware Current (the testing phase for the next release) to update to 4.7.1 Real Soon Now. When that happens I hope to build packages --- although I won't do that until we get complete the changes related to bug reports 843 and 1048. :-)

Darrell