GCC 4.5.0 Released

[Paolo Bonzini]

On 04/19/2010 03:35 PM, Jack Howarth wrote:
>     The annoucement should probably note that targets which lack
> objdump currently can't build plugins. I've had about as much
> luck getting the patch to fix this...
>
> http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2010-04/msg00610.html

Sorry if I haven't reviewed a patch in 9 days.

The patch is not okay, it is if you use "nm -g" on Darwin only.

> ...reviewed as you are likely to get this feature announced.
>  From the responses in the "dragonegg in FSF gcc?" thread, it
> is clear that the plugin feature is viewed more as a necessary
> evil than a clear win for FSF gcc in some quarters.

If it brings more trolling, I guess it is an unnecessary evil, even.  I 
was seriously tempted to not review the patch only because of this sentence.

Paolo