Re: CIL back-end

[Daniel Berlin <dberlin at dberlin dot org>]

Andrew Haley wrote:
> Roberto COSTA writes:
>  > 
>  > By the way, from the previous messages, I understand that the
>  > inclusion of a CIL back-end into gcc cannot be taken as granted
>  > until the issue is discussed and an approval is obtained.
> 
> Right.  And I wouldn't hold my breath waiting.
> 
>  > In the meantime, I hope this doesn't prevent requesting a development 
>  > branch. Without that, it would be much more difficult to build a 
>  > collaborative, open and world-wide visible development environment.
> 
> This is a sensitive matter.  Whether or not this can be done even on a
> development branch is a matter for the SC.



Well, we've generally allowed development branches for anyone who has
write access to the repository and a copyright assignment (which is a
prereq for write access anyway).

Is this not our policy in this case as well, regardless of whether we
believe it will ever be accepted to mainline?

> 
> Andrew.
>