Obsolete building in source dir?

[DJ Delorie]

"Giovanni Bajo" <giovannibajo@libero.it> writes:
> Do we still need to support builds in source directory?

Since every other source package on the planet (it seems) supports
building in the source directory, gcc should too.  To do otherwise
would require an SC decision, as it would make gcc incompatible with
everything else.

> It looks like it does not work anymore not even on primary targets
> because of recent changes.

So?  Treat it like any other bug.  Find out who broke it, and get them
to fix it.