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Re: PATCH RFA: Do not build java by default
- From: Andrew Haley <aph at redhat dot com>
- To: Ian Lance Taylor <iant at google dot com>
- Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, java at gcc dot gnu dot org, gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org, java-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2010 08:59:41 +0000
- Subject: Re: PATCH RFA: Do not build java by default
- References: <mcrocaa18nt.fsf@google.com>
On 10/31/2010 07:09 PM, Ian Lance Taylor wrote:
> This patch should not of course change whether or not distros choose to
> package the Java compiler; undoubtedly they would continue to do so,
> just as they package the Ada compiler today.
>
> Comments? Approvals?
I see your point, but this will lead to some quality regressions in gcc
itself. libgcj is a good stress test for gcc, and has revealed some
bugs in the past. It might be possible to mitigate some of this with
autotesters that run a full libgcj bootstrap every night.
Andrew.