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Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 15:44:18 -0700 From: "H . J . Lu" <hjl@lucon.org> On Thu, Jul 13, 2000 at 05:13:50PM -0500, Mark Brown wrote: > > > "H . J . Lu" wrote: > > > While libgcc.so may be a per-platform issue, I do not see why we cannot > > > work with/educate the appropriate gcc maintainer on this; as long as > > > part of the education includes why we need a libgcc that meets *all* > > > of the glibc needs. > > > > Last time when I tried it, they didn't wany any solution which only > > works for glibc. They want a solution which works on all targets gcc > > supports. That is why I said the solution they chose would fall far > > short for glibc. What's wrong with requesting a solution that isn't Linux/glibc specific for a problem that isn't Linux/glibc specific? > I had a discussion on this point with another gcc SC member, > David Edelsohn. He is of the opinion that looking at libgcc as a > per-platform item is a valid viewpoint, and agrees that maybe > there needs to be a version done for gibc. He's not the only one > who feels that way -- don't know if he represents the majority or > not. I am very glad to hear that. Looking at libgcc as a per-platform item may be a valid viewpoint, but certainly not the only one. There's a huge part of the current libgcc that's pretty much per-architecture. There's also a lot of C++ support code for which I cannot find a reason not to share among platforms. > > this leads me to believe that if we approach this in a non-confrontational > matter we might get what we need in this way. The main objection comes from Jeff Law. Here is his typical view on glibc and Linux in general: http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2000-07/msg00376.html And what's wrong with that? `All the world's not Linux' sounds like a good attitude for a compiler that already works on a lot of platforms and should be portable to others without much effort. He doesn't start thinking this way just a few days ago. I learned it years ago. And I think he will object anything I propose for glibc/Linux. Maybe someone else besides me and Ulrich should push the issue with a different approach. However, we cannot just wait here for something to happen in the meantime. Please keep your personal grudge against Jeff out of this HJ. Mark
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