Re: [RFC] Contributing tree-ssa to mainline

[Scott Robert Ladd <coyote at coyotegulch dot com>]

Gabriel Dos Reis wrote:
> "Kaveh R. Ghazi" <ghazi@caip.rutgers.edu> writes:
>
> | I also agree with Joe that we should consider bumping to version 4.0
> | after we merge tree-ssa:
> | http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2004-01/msg01408.html
> | I think it properly communicates the amount of change under the hood
> | to users.
>
> Seconded.

Thirded. ;)

> Merging tree-ssa into mainline, renaming the whole thing as the next
> GCC-4.x.y series and allowing time for other front-ends to adjust 
> and GCC developers to adjust to the new framework is, I believe, an
> action we should seriously consider.  
>
> In the meanwhile, we can continue work on the gcc-3_4-branch to
> produce the GCC-3.4.x and (GCC-3.5.x if needed). 
> If we don't do something like that, I'm afraid people will
> "abandon" mainline and focuse on tree-ssa (which would become a de
> factor mainline), therefore causing more confusions than would a proper
> merge. 

I was just going to write a message saying the above -- so I definitely 
concur with Gabriel on this. ;)

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