Obsolete building in source dir?

[Joe Buck]

On Sun, Sep 12, 2004 at 11:07:12PM -0400, DJ Delorie wrote:
> "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.

The SC cannot force people to submit patches to fix the problem;
building in the source directory has been at least partially broken
for years.

I don't think that this is an SC matter.  The SC only has the power to
say no (as in demanding that a patch that breaks functionality not
be accepted), likewise the RM.