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Re: forcing tail/sibling call optimization
- To: fjh at cs dot mu dot oz dot au (Fergus Henderson)
- Subject: Re: forcing tail/sibling call optimization
- From: Joe Buck <jbuck at racerx dot synopsys dot com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 15:50:27 -0800 (PST)
- Cc: mark at codesourcery dot com (Mark Mitchell), gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
Fergus Henderson writes:
> I didn't spot anything on gcc.gnu.org saying what procedure is used to
> resolve these kinds of disagreements. I guess eventually, if/when I
> get around to implementing this, it will come down to a vote as to
> whether or not the patch gets incorporated?
Right now, Mark's under the gun to get 3.0 out, and is trying to limit
the job. I expect that the SC will back him up on this (I certainly
will).
After 3.0 is out, we can then open the door to talking about extensions.
I suspect that a very clean patch that implements the desired
functionality will help your case a lot.
I've personally written many code generators that produce C, so certainly
my personal inclination is to support features that can make this task
easier. But the developers now have a lot on their plate to get 3.0 out.
I suggest postponing this discussion until 3.0 has branched off.