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Re: m68k MacOS target support?
>>>>> "Bernd" == Bernd Schmidt <bernds@redhat.co.uk> writes:
Bernd> On Tue, 12 Sep 2000, Joe Buck wrote:
>> A partially broken port doesn't have a negative impact on
>> users of other ports.
Bernd> However, it does have an impact on developers. For
Bernd> example, I want to eliminate STRICT_LOW_PART from the
Bernd> compiler. To do this, I'll need to fix all existing ports.
Bernd> Likewise for any other global change that affects every
Bernd> port.
Yes -- and that was my point. I think everybody's right: Joe is
correct that language extensions have more pervasive impact that old
ports, and Bernd is right that even with back-ends there is a cost.
I, too, have had to make more than one pass over every single machine
description, and it is a pain -- especially since I know that some of
the back-ends do not really work.
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