generalized lvalues -- patch outline

[Nathan Sidwell]

Michael Matz wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Tue, 23 Nov 2004, Nathan Sidwell wrote:
> 
> 
>>4) It is in use in other code that is 'out there'.  What code? Give
>>   examples.  Given that one of the biggest bits (Linux kernel) has been
>>   cleaned,
> 
> 
> How do you know the linux kernel was the biggest bit, when you don't know 
> the other software?
I thought the kernel is both one of the biggest things out there and one
of the bigger stressers of gcc. Therefore if that can be cleaned, your
'average' smaller package can be cleaned (for some value of average).
I'm willing to be corrected.

> FWIW, this extension is used in at least (determined from just looking at 
> the compiler errors):
> wine, elfutils, rpm, freeglut, dietlibc, openswan, xv, xine and 50 other 
> packages.
ok, that's quite a big list, thank you.  I don't suppose you know which
version of this extension they're using? :)  Will Ziemowit's restriction
to pointers satisfy them?

nathan

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