Re: GCC + libJIT instead of LLVM

[Andrew Haley <aph at redhat dot com>]

Kirill Kononenko wrote:
>>> 2009/4/1 Andrew Haley <aph@redhat.com>:
>>>> Kirill Kononenko wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I would like to ask your opinion about possibility for integration of
>>>>> the libJIT Just-In-Time compilation library and GCC. For example, the
>>>>> same way as libffi is integrated within gcc source tree. It seems to
>>>>> me that LLVM solves many goals that are already complete and solved in
>>>>> GCC. So I think libJIT potentially is more useful for GCC and software
>>>>> developers.
>>>> Useful for what?  I think you have to tell us how this will improve the
>>>> experience of gcc users .
>> Kirill Kononenko wrote:
>>> More useful in implementation of Just-In-Time compilation in Virtual
>>> Machine runtimes. For example, for Microsoft Common Intermediate
>>> Language (.NET).
>> We already know what a JIT does, thank you.  I think you have to tell us how
> 
> Please could you specify more precisely the 'we' here?

Everybody who reads the gcc list knows what a JIT does.

> I really don't understand what you exactly mean here.
> 
>> having libjit integrated in gcc will improve the experience of gcc users.
>> As opposed to them, say, using libjit as a library separate from gcc.
> 
> Just read my first post.

I have, and you gave no reasons why this might help anyone.
I'm beginning to think this is an April Fool "joke".

Andrew.