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RE: [OT] RE: Broken SH2a patches
- From: Andrew STUBBS <andrew dot stubbs at st dot com>
- To: "'Dave Korn'" <dk at artimi dot com>, <binutils at sources dot redhat dot com>
- Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 14:23:01 +0100
- Subject: RE: [OT] RE: Broken SH2a patches
- Organization: STMicroelectronics
> > > > No. This is wrong. There is _no_way_ a no-fpu variant
> can descend
> > > > from an fpu variant - it would inherit the fpu!
> > >
> > >
> > > Homo Sapiens descended from apes, but we no longer have tails!
> >
> > Apes don't have tails.
> >
>
> Ok, Ok. Let me re-word that:
>
> Homo Sapiens descended from apes, which descended from
> monkeys, but we no longer have tails!
>
> Is that better?
>
> The point that things that are inherited can also be not-inherited
> remains valid.
I suppose that if we tried to represent this in C++ classes we would still
end up with a vestigial tail - much like Homo Sapiens.
My original point was that non-inheritance is not allowed in this case. It
would rather defeat the object. Much like paleontologists, when a processor
is unearthed with fuzzy parentage we can invent a missing link. One day we
may even find one of them!
Andrew