avr-gcc 4.8 for Windows

Georg-Johann Lay schrieb in 
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/avr-gcc-list/2012-09/msg00024.html

> GCC 4.7 has just been released, and I decided to provide a MinGW32 build 
> of avr-gcc-4.7.2.
> 
> Many people feel uncomfortable with building the tools to run under MS 
> Windows, so here they are.
> 
> Please notice that the package is not an official distribution (whatever
> "official" may stand for), it is just a snapshot build for people that 
> are inclined to improve the tools by testing them and shortening the
> development-test-bugfix cycle or that are simply interested in the 
> current compiler development and new features.

FYI, there is a similar Win32 build of 4.8.0, namely 
"avr-gcc-4.8_2013-03-06_mingw32.zip" which is a 4.8.0 prerelease.

For notable changes and extentions please cf. the GCC 4.8 release notes 
at http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.8/changes.html

Johann