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Re: what should bootstrap *really* do?
- To: kenner at vlsi1 dot ultra dot nyu dot edu (Richard Kenner)
- Subject: Re: what should bootstrap *really* do?
- From: Alexandre Oliva <aoliva at redhat dot com>
- Date: 14 Nov 2000 16:37:34 -0200
- Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Organization: GCC Team, Red Hat
- References: <10011141820.AA17098@vlsi1.ultra.nyu.edu>
On Nov 14, 2000, kenner@vlsi1.ultra.nyu.edu (Richard Kenner) wrote:
> I'd rather keep `bootstrap' simple for end users (i.e., have it
> proceed from the point in which it stopped, for whatever reason) and
> create alternate rules for developers.
> I disagree that's "simple"! It leaves a serious risk of something changed
> in the middle and the bootstrap not being restarted.
End users don't change something often. And, if they do it too late,
they'll sure get a compare failure.
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