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Re: [RFC] Add dummy toplevel configure.ac
On Tue, Mar 14, 2006 at 01:02:11PM -0800, Mike Stump wrote:
> At some point, we need to just throw the switch, and let people
> cope. I'd tend to argue that we should just do it now. If we want
> to be nice, let's announce a date, and then flip it then, say in
> another month or two maybe. People that don't want to do this, can
> branch and undo the flip on their branch.
... you get to go explain to these projects why they no longer build,
when their project lists have probably never even been warned. Little
things like newlib.
It won't take much work for a human being to reach everyone, just a
little patience and time. I'd say they deserve the courtesy.
--
Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery