[Fwd: GCC Target deprecation, round two]

[Carl Miller]

> From: Zack Weinberg <zack@codesourcery.com>
> Subject: Target deprecation, round two
> To: gcc@gcc.gnu.org
> 
> 
> This is my updated list of targets to be deprecated in 3.3 and removed
> in 3.4.  It's exhaustive - if there's something currently listed in
> mainline config.gcc as deprecated but not on that list, it's been
> reprieved.
> 
> Relative to the previous posting, I took off all of the targets in
> which anyone expressed even the slightest interest; this is consistent
> with what we did last time round, but I'm not promising to keep doing
> that.
> 
> 	arm*-*-coff*

Just wanted to let you know that my employer, Gordian, still makes heavy
use of the generic arm-coff gcc target, and probably will for some time.
Please don't deprecate that one yet.

> It is not clear to me whether interest remains in *-*-linux*libc1*.
> I'm leaving it on the deprecation list for now.

Some interest.  I still keep a x86-linux-glibc1 cross around, though I
don't seem to use it much anymore.  For some time, I kept an FTP site
with tarballs of various random packages compiled against libc5 with
that cross, but I had to take it down some months ago, and it's not clear
when I'll be able to put it back up.  So it's rather low on my priority
list, but I'll raise a half-hearted hand to vote to keep it for now.

Thanks!


                              Carl N Miller
                              Firmware Engineer
                              http://www.gordian.com