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Re: generalized lvalues -- patch outline
Michael Matz wrote:
Hi,
On Tue, 23 Nov 2004, Nathan Sidwell wrote:
4) It is in use in other code that is 'out there'. What code? Give
examples. Given that one of the biggest bits (Linux kernel) has been
cleaned,
How do you know the linux kernel was the biggest bit, when you don't know
the other software?
I thought the kernel is both one of the biggest things out there and one
of the bigger stressers of gcc. Therefore if that can be cleaned, your
'average' smaller package can be cleaned (for some value of average).
I'm willing to be corrected.
FWIW, this extension is used in at least (determined from just looking at
the compiler errors):
wine, elfutils, rpm, freeglut, dietlibc, openswan, xv, xine and 50 other
packages.
ok, that's quite a big list, thank you. I don't suppose you know which
version of this extension they're using? :) Will Ziemowit's restriction
to pointers satisfy them?
nathan
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