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Re: [PATCH][Committed] Fix 35004, grow tree_code to 16 bits.

From: Ian Lance Taylor <iant at google dot com>
To: Eric Botcazou <ebotcazou at adacore dot com>
Cc: "Michael Meissner" <michael dot meissner at amd dot com>, gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: 30 Jan 2008 07:49:17 -0800
Subject: Re: [PATCH][Committed] Fix 35004, grow tree_code to 16 bits.
References: <20080129173832.GA1858@mmeissner-gold.amd.com> <200801301329.05315.ebotcazou@adacore.com>

Eric Botcazou <ebotcazou@adacore.com> writes:

> > If you add more than 2 more tree codes, the compiler will fail in building
> > C++ precompiled header files (but 35004).  The root of this is inside of
> > C++, the tree_code was stored in an 8 bit bitfield, but the number of
> > common tree types, plus the C front end tree types plus the C++ front end
> > tree types is now more than 255.  This patch fixes that.
> 
> Did you get a special clearance from a RM to commit this now?  The current 
> status of mainline doesn't allow this kind of patch:
>   http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2008-01/msg00507.html

This does seem like an obvious correctness patch, though.

Ian

References:
- [PATCH][Committed] Fix 35004, grow tree_code to 16 bits.
  - From: Michael Meissner
- Re: [PATCH][Committed] Fix 35004, grow tree_code to 16 bits.
  - From: Eric Botcazou

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