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Re: PATCH: libffi vs. SPARC (again)
- From: Tom Tromey <tromey at redhat dot com>
- To: Jeff Sturm <jsturm at one-point dot com>
- Cc: Bryce McKinlay <bryce at waitaki dot otago dot ac dot nz>, java-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org, green at redhat dot com
- Date: 18 Nov 2001 17:23:14 -0700
- Subject: Re: PATCH: libffi vs. SPARC (again)
- References: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10111181557050.3151-100000@mars.deadcafe.org>
- Reply-to: tromey at redhat dot com
>>>>> "Jeff" == Jeff Sturm <jsturm@one-point.com> writes:
Jeff> Whatever we choose perhaps should also go on the 3.0 branch,
Jeff> which closes at the end of November.
Assuming the change is small and worry-free, I agree.
Jeff> The trouble with free software projects is that the refactoring
Jeff> never seems to happen. Volunteer time is limited and there is a
Jeff> disincentive to submitting patches any larger than they have to
Jeff> be. Just look how messy other parts of gcc have gotten to be.
On occasion someone comes in and does the cleanup. Mark Mitchell did
this for the C++ compiler. Akim Demaille did this for autoconf. But
I agree, in general it is unusual.
Tom