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Re: what should bootstrap *really* do?
- To: dj at redhat dot com
- Subject: Re: what should bootstrap *really* do?
- From: Hans-Peter Nilsson <hans-peter dot nilsson at axis dot com>
- Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 18:25:50 +0100
- CC: hans-peter dot nilsson at axis dot com, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
> Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 11:34:35 -0500
> From: DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com>
> > Then why not have a *new* target with the *new* (restart-in-middle)
> > functionality instead of changing the "bootstrap" target? The name
> > "bootstrap-restart" comes to mind. :-)
>
> Hence, my original question. The original bootstrap really only
> worked if the build area was clean and the bootstrap completed.
Oh. So there was a bug that caused people to (reasonably) think
that the intent of bootstrap was to be able to
restart-in-middle, and at the same time the intent for most of
the developer crowd(?) was not articulated through comments,
documentation or otherwise?
brgds, H-P