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Re: autoconf for type sizes

To: "Joseph S. Myers" <jsm28 at cam dot ac dot uk>
Subject: Re: autoconf for type sizes
From: Akim Demaille <akim at epita dot fr>
Date: 13 Mar 2001 14:37:20 +0100
Cc: Alexandre Oliva <aoliva at redhat dot com>, <gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org>
References: <Pine.LNX.4.32.0103131315540.14899-100000@kern.srcf.societies.cam.ac.uk>

>>>>> "Joseph" == Joseph S Myers <jsm28@cam.ac.uk> writes:

Joseph> Problems in configure.in still need fixing before CVS Autoconf
Joseph> is usable for GCC.  As is, GCC developers have tried CVS
Joseph> autotools, found these problems, and gone back to 2.13 which
Joseph> works for GCC.  Someone who understands autoconf and tracking
Joseph> down these sorts of problems sufficiently well needs to do the
Joseph> work of fixing GCC to work with both versions, then
Joseph> demonstrating how CVS autotools are useful by further patching
Joseph> GCC to use features of CVS autotools and eliminating as many
Joseph> as possible of GCC's local macros.

I believe Alexandre already handles parts of this task.  I'm ready to
collaborate.  I suppose I need to fill the usual papers.  Unless I
already signed them.  Any place where I can check if I'm ``allowed''
to work on GCC?

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References:
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