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the loss of SET_TYPE
- From: Gaius Mulley <gaius at glam dot ac dot uk>
- To: gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, nathan at codesourcery dot com, zack at codesourcery dot com
- Date: 25 Mar 2006 00:02:43 +0000
- Subject: the loss of SET_TYPE
Hi,
I'm trying to port bring the GNU Modula-2 front end up to gcc-4.1.0
and have found out that SET_TYPE has been removed :-)
I see the patch from Dec 2004:
http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2004-12/msg00670.html
and understand the reason (no front ends in gcc tree use SET_TYPE
etc). I suppose I'd just like to flag that Modula-2 utilises this type
during the generation of BITSET types and also large sets (built
internally from multiple int length SET_TYPEs). But I totally
understand it might be difficult to justify code which is never run
(and difficult to test) in the main gcc tree..
Pragmatically I guess it is best for me to maintain a reversed patch
which can be applied to a gcc-4.1.0 tar ball which reintroduces this
TYPE. Any thoughts?
Many thanks,
Gaius