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Re: [PATCH] Fix target default on biarch Linux/Sparc

From: Eric Botcazou <ebotcazou at adacore dot com>
To: David Miller <davem at davemloft dot net>
Cc: gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 22:31:53 +0200
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix target default on biarch Linux/Sparc
References: <20110905.182632.902579345910225033.davem@davemloft.net> <201110142027.03838.ebotcazou@adacore.com> <20111014.153628.2233251201034005558.davem@davemloft.net>

> If one wants a 32-bit default compiler, they should build for the
> sparc-linux target.  And this is absolutely trivial to make happen
> in the environments where this is supposedly a problem.

I have criticized so many times this combination in the past, while Jakub and 
also you IIRC were defending it, that I find it a bit strange that the table 
have been turned like that...

> We could allow it for compatability, but I'd prefer not to.

I beg to differ though.  Breaking backward compatibility should be the last 
resort solution; restoring it in this case appears to be totally harmless.

-- 
Eric Botcazou

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