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Re: Simple code produces ICE in gcc-3.2.1
>>>>> "Phil" == Phil Edwards <phil@jaj.com> writes:
Phil> Just a holdover from GNATS. (Well, the original GNATS submit
Phil> programs would use this field; the frontend that we have now
Phil> just fills in one value.)
If I recall correctly, this field was used in PRMS/GNATS to store a
pre-determined identifier for a customer or site. Since we don't know
who the submitters on the net are in advance, it only makes sense to
have one value for this field.
Ben