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Re: PATCH: Re: Do we really want to use i586 code for i686?
On Mon, Nov 12, 2001 at 03:31:33AM -0500, Roland McGrath wrote:
> > I don't think we should apply Implies outside of the subdirectory.
> > Here is a new patch. That is A implies B in libc doesn't mean A implies
> > B in linuxthreads, vice versa.
>
> Why do you want this change? I don't think it's desireable. The current
> behavior is by explicit intent. It makes sense add-ons sysdeps/ to act as
> if superimposed on the libc/sysdeps tree. Your change requires add-ons to
> include Implies files for every Implies file in any libc/sysdeps/ directory
> that they want to add on to.
That is debatable. If that is what I want, I can do that. But I don't
believe Implies from add-ons should be applied to libc/sysdeps.
H.J.