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Re: CIL back-end

From: Diego Novillo <dnovillo at redhat dot com>
To: Sebastian Pop <sebastian dot pop at cri dot ensmp dot fr>
Cc: Roberto COSTA <roberto dot costa at st dot com>, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 10:46:15 -0400
Subject: Re: CIL back-end
References: <448D1CB5.9050903@st.com> <448D5B41.8030201@redhat.com> <20060612164003.GA2098@napoca.cri.ensmp.fr>

Sebastian Pop wrote on 06/12/06 12:40:

> This page has no discussion about a CIL backend.
> 
Note that I never said 'CIL'.  I specifically said 'bytecode
representation'.  The work being done for LTO will have some points in
common with an effort to build a CIL backend.

> The document in which Mark has announced the LTO briefly mentions 
> that CIL was not retained for dumping the IR, without giving an 
> explicit reason, so I think that we need a clear position from the 
> FSF whether such a backend is accepted to be part of GCC.
> 
Yes, that's true.  If anyone is interested in contributing a CIL
backend, the FSF would have to approve it.  That's not a decision we can
make in this list.

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References:
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