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Re: 3.1 bootstrap failure in libjava
- To: fjh at cs dot mu dot oz dot au
- Subject: Re: 3.1 bootstrap failure in libjava
- From: Mark Mitchell <mark at codesourcery dot com>
- Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 12:34:52 -0700
- Cc: tromey at redhat dot com, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Organization: CodeSourcery, LLC
- References: <20010429001422.A17373@hg.cs.mu.oz.au>
>>>>> "Fergus" == Fergus Henderson <fjh@cs.mu.oz.au> writes:
Fergus> That's the first I've heard of this plan of disconnecting
Fergus> the front and back ends. Could you or Mark elaborate on
Fergus> it? What do you mean by "disconnecting", exactly?
There's no plan, yet, except in my head. When someone comes along and
asks me to implement the plan, then I'll get more concrete...
Basically, there ought to be a documented interface (what a concept!)
between the front-ends and the back-ends, and, in my opinion, it ought
to be possible to distribute front-ends as plug-ins for this
interface.
We are talking very pie-in-the-sky here; this is not happenning any
time soon.
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Mark Mitchell mark@codesourcery.com
CodeSourcery, LLC http://www.codesourcery.com