Re: An egcs 1.1.2 patch for Linux/Alpha

[hjl at lucon dot org (H.J. Lu)]

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>   In message <m10F1l6-000390C@ocean.lucon.org>you write:
>   > >   > 1. Better support for Linux/Alpha. It is just one line change:
>   > >   > Sat Aug  1 17:59:30 1998  Richard Henderson  <rth@cygnus.com>
>   > >   >        * ginclude/va-alpha.h (va_list): Use a typedef, not a define.
>   > > Submit it.
>   > > 
>   > 
>   > I was told it might need another patch from Richard to get it to
>   > work on OSF/Alpha. But I have no way to tell.
>   > 
>   > 
>   > H.J.
>   > ---
>   > Sat Aug  1 17:59:30 1998  Richard Henderson  <rth@cygnus.com>
>   > 
>   > 	* ginclude/va-alpha.h (va_list): Use a typedef, not a define.
> I've applied this along with Richard's patches.
> 

Thanks.

> Note carefully that had other folks not pointed out the need for Richard's
> patch we could have totally busted the alpha-dec-osf* port.
> 
> When you submit patches to a release branch, you need try harder to make
> sure they will not break other ports.  It is *critical* that a minor release
> not take a step backwards like that.
> 

I don't have any OSF/Alpha machines. I need help from others.


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H.J. Lu (hjl@gnu.org)