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Re: GCC 3.0 Release Criteria
- To: Mark Mitchell <mark at codesourcery dot com>, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Subject: Re: GCC 3.0 Release Criteria
- From: Geoff Keating <geoffk at cygnus dot com>
- Date: 26 Apr 2000 13:00:02 -0700
- References: <20000425235511A.mitchell@codesourcery.com>
Mark Mitchell <mark@codesourcery.com> writes:
> http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-3.0/criteria.html
which says
> The Java front-end will be converted to use garbage collection, like
> the other GCC front-ends. This conversion will enable the
> simplification, optimization, and removal of code in the
> machine-independent portions of the compiler, as well as in the
> various back-ends.
To get the full benefit, someone also needs to do Chill (yuk). Then
all the obstack-based stuff can go away.
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- Geoffrey Keating <geoffk@cygnus.com>