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Re: Remaining host configuration fragments
- From: DJ Delorie <dj at redhat dot com>
- To: mark at codesourcery dot com
- Cc: zack at codesourcery dot com, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 11:09:26 -0500
- Subject: Re: Remaining host configuration fragments
- References: <57590000.1011164717@warlock.codesourcery.com>
> In contrast with some other folks, I would even be willing to say
> something like this: "Even though we know there are people out there
> who still use Irix 5, we are dropping support for it in GCC 3.1.
> You can still use GCC 3.0 (or earlier) there, of course."
Like all other gcc features, we need at least one release where it
exists but is deprecated, perhaps with a warning printed for each gcc
invocation. Support for a host shouldn't go from "works" to "missing"
in one step - then someone willing to support it has no chance of
volunteering until it's too late.