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Re: Please don't deprecate i386 for GCC 4.8

From: Robert Dewar <dewar at adacore dot com>
To: Cynthia Rempel <cynt6007 at vandals dot uidaho dot edu>
Cc: "gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org" <gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org>
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:16:57 -0500
Subject: Re: Please don't deprecate i386 for GCC 4.8
References: <F4D6D4ABB762B1409DB18951E7BD0E10387840F4@CH1PRD0410MB355.namprd04.prod.outlook.com>

On 12/14/2012 3:13 PM, Cynthia Rempel wrote:

Hi,

RTEMS still supports the i386, and there are many i386 machines still
in use.  Deprecating the i386 will negatively impact RTEMS ability to
support the i386.  As Steven Bosscher said, the "benefits" are small,
and the impact would be serious for RTEMS i386 users.


Since there is a significant maintenance burden for such continued
support, I guess a question to ask is whether the RTEMS folks or
someone using RTEMS are willing to step in and shoulder this burden.

Follow-Ups:
- Re: Please don't deprecate i386 for GCC 4.8
  - From: Richard Biener
- Re: Please don't deprecate i386 for GCC 4.8
  - From: Ralf Corsepius

References:
- Please don't deprecate i386 for GCC 4.8
  - From: Cynthia Rempel

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