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Re: [RFC] Suggested replacement for specs and switch handling
- To: Neil Booth <neil at daikokuya dot demon dot co dot uk>
- Subject: Re: [RFC] Suggested replacement for specs and switch handling
- From: Alexandre Oliva <aoliva at redhat dot com>
- Date: 30 Jun 2001 02:39:17 -0300
- Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Organization: GCC Team, Red Hat
- References: <20010628184735.C28909@daikokuya.demon.co.uk>
On Jun 28, 2001, Neil Booth <neil@daikokuya.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> From the other parts of this thread, it seems to be believed that we
> can achieve in other, cleaner ways, the same things we are using specs
> for at present. [...] So we should do that now.
My point is that this move is going to make a current wishlist, namely
the ability to install front-ends independently from the back-end,
much harder, if not impossible, to do. So I don't think it's a step
in the right direction.
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