Convert 3.2 sources to ISO C90
law@redhat.com
law@redhat.com
Wed Jun 5 23:03:00 GMT 2002
In message <20020605.225401.85393578.davem@redhat.com>, "David S. Miller" write
s:
> From: law@redhat.com
> Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2002 23:58:11 -0600
>
> However, we still have the problem of how do we bootstrap on new versions
> of hpux -- they're notorious for changing more than just the header files
> .
> We could easily end up in a situation where the binaries we have simply
> aren't suitable for new versions of hpux, at which point were're rather
> hosed.
>
> Then they will have to wait until HP provides binaries of GCC-3.X
> whichever is the one that supports that new version of HPUX first.
No, what it really means is that some poor GCC developer gets stuck doing
this stuff. HP certainly isn't going to do it. So what it really means
is that *I* get stuck doing this crap.
> I don't see what the problem is. Solaris has the same issues.
> There is nothing HP specific about any of the issues you raise.
Solaris has been a lot more stable in its ability to run the compiler across
different revisions if the OS. In HP-land things haven't ever been that
stable.
jeff
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