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Re: Helping out GDB
Mark Mitchell <mark@codesourcery.com> writes:
> Daniel> No, we can't. This assumes nobody will try to use gcc 3.0
> Daniel> + the old ABI for compatibility reasons (yes, i know it's
> Daniel> going to be removed).
>
> This just won't be possible. The code for the old ABI will be gone by
> then.
Can you guarantee me the exception handling mechanism will be the same across all platforms, etc?
If so, feel free to just have a gcc3_compiled.
Otherwise, I need something a little better.
I don't want to run into what we have now, again.
>
> >> At least that gives us another "bit" when "gcc3_compiled."
> >> symbols exists and "gcc2_compiled." symbol eventually is
> >> removed (:^).
> >>
>
> Daniel> Feel free to remove it now, i grepped the sources, nothing
> Daniel> uses it.
>
> Other tools depend on this being set. The examples I know of our
> non-GNU tools, so we may or may not care, but some people will
> definitely complain if we remove this.
Fine by me, but don't keep it on GDB's account.
:)
--Dan