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Re: C++ PATCH to decl.c: Factor debug code


Jason Merrill <jason@redhat.com> writes:

| On 30 May 2003 19:28:21 +0200, Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr@integrable-solutions.net> wrote:
| 
| > Jason Merrill <jason@redhat.com> writes:
| >
| > | On 30 May 2003 03:12:26 +0200, Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr@integrable-solutions.net> wrote:
| > | 
| > | > OK for mainline?
| > | 
| > | Mostly.
| > | 
| > | > OK for branch?
| > | 
| > | What branch, and why?
| >
| > Because a name-lookup performance patch depends on it.
| 
| I assume you're talking about the 3.3 branch?

Yes.

| I don't think a name-lookup performance patch would be acceptable for the
| 3.3 branch, either.  Better performance is great, but we need to be
| conservative on release branches.

So, just to make sure I understand correctly.  Are you saying that a
name-lookup performance patch (which addresses a compile-time
performance  issue) is a no-no for gcc-3_3-branch?

| > I've being trying to have a consistent naming, any thing starting with
| > cxx_scope deals exclusively with scopes., which explains cxx_scope_make.
| > I think that naming scheme is fairly widespread.
| 
| I suspected that was where the name came from.  Let's go with
| make_cxx_scope for that one.

OK, I will make that change.

-- Gaby


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