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Re: Configuring out obstacks
- To: Mark Mitchell <mark at codesourcery dot com>
- Subject: Re: Configuring out obstacks
- From: Jeffrey A Law <law at cygnus dot com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 10:44:14 -0600
- cc: zack at wolery dot cumb dot org, gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Reply-To: law at cygnus dot com
In message <20000614094226N.mitchell@codesourcery.com>you write:
>
> Zack --
>
> I think it's great that you prepared these patches. But, I think we
> shouldn't do this just yet. Here's my sentiment:
>
> o Turning off the obstack code increases the chances we'll break it.
> That will harm folks who are still dependent on it.
>
> Instead, I think we should just force ourselves to convert the last
> remaining front-ends: Chill and Java. It's a largely mechanical
> process, and then we can just remove all the obstack code for good.
Are we really ready to kill obstacks like that?
What about gpc or other front-ends that haven't been integrated? Do we
decree that they can't use obstacks? If we're going to do that, then we
need to open up the discussion to a wider audience than just gcc-patches.
jeff