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Re: GNAT vs DW2/ZCX EH.


Eric Botcazou wrote:
>>   Ah, thanks, I'll have to research this change, I don't know about it yet.
> 
> Hidden in http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-cvs/2007-12/msg00267.html

> The compiler was working before the change so just reverting it should make it 
> work again.  The change was totally accidental.

  Gotcha.  Accidental hunk, happens to the best of us!

> Right, that's why the change should be reverted on the 4.3 branch.  On the 
> other hand, if you can get the ZCX support to work on the mainline before 
> 4.4.0 is released, we could try there.

  Do we have time (and release-managerial leeway)?  I probably couldn't start
sending patches until the other side of the weekend.

> The GNAT SJLJ mechanism is not the standard GCC SJLJ mechanism, it's a custom 
> one.  Yes, it's runtime-switchable but this SJLJ mechanism is inferior to the 
> GCC SJLJ mechanism (and to the ZCX one).

  Oh well, shame but nevermind.

> Superfluous changes are never harmless in a compiler. :-)

  Well... I think that whatever kind of harm it could possibly do in this case
would be limited to adding eh tables where not needed, so a bit of image bloat
is probably the worst that could happen.

>> Thanks for your advice Eric, you've been a great help 
> 
> You're welcome.  Thanks for trying to fiddle with GNAT on Windows. :-)

  'sok, I'm quite keen to get all languages working well on Windows :)

    cheers,
      DaveK


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