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From: Andrew STUBBS <andrew.stubbs@st.com>
To: "'Dave Korn'" <dk@artimi.com>, <binutils@sources.redhat.com>
Subject: RE: [OT] RE: Broken SH2a patches
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 13:21:00 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <02f301c4bdba$6a1a6d20$180f81a4@uk.w2k.superh.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <NUTMEGVEm0Gcr85pLBw0000033d@NUTMEG.CAM.ARTIMI.COM>

> > > > No. This is wrong. There is _no_way_ a no-fpu variant 
> can descend 
> > > > from an fpu variant - it would inherit the fpu!
> > > 
> > > 
> > >   Homo Sapiens descended from apes, but we no longer have tails!
> > 
> > Apes don't have tails.
> > 
> 
> Ok, Ok.  Let me re-word that:
> 
> Homo Sapiens descended from apes, which descended from 
> monkeys, but we no longer have tails!
> 
> Is that better?
>
> The point that things that are inherited can also be not-inherited
> remains valid.

I suppose that if we tried to represent this in C++ classes we would still
end up with a vestigial tail - much like Homo Sapiens.

My original point was that non-inheritance is not allowed in this case. It
would rather defeat the object. Much like paleontologists, when a processor
is unearthed with fuzzy parentage we can invent a missing link. One day we
may even find one of them!

Andrew

  reply	other threads:[~2004-10-29 13:21 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-10-13 17:00 Andrew STUBBS
2004-10-28 20:33 ` Alexandre Oliva
2004-10-29 10:39   ` Nick Clifton
2004-10-29 12:11     ` Andrew STUBBS
2004-10-29 12:28       ` [OT] " Dave Korn
2004-10-29 12:59         ` Andrew STUBBS
2004-10-29 13:03           ` Dave Korn
2004-10-29 13:21             ` Andrew STUBBS [this message]
2004-10-29 13:59       ` Ian Lance Taylor
2004-10-29 14:35         ` Andrew STUBBS
2004-10-29 14:58           ` Ian Lance Taylor
2004-10-29 15:44             ` Andrew STUBBS
2004-11-08  9:04       ` Nick Clifton
2004-11-08 15:12         ` Andrew STUBBS
2004-11-08 16:27           ` Joern RENNECKE
2004-11-08 16:36           ` Joern RENNECKE
2004-12-15 17:11           ` Nick Clifton
2004-12-16 13:24             ` Andrew STUBBS
2004-12-20 17:18               ` Nick Clifton
2005-01-05 13:27                 ` Andrew STUBBS
2005-01-06 11:28                 ` Andrew STUBBS
2005-01-12 16:23                   ` Nick Clifton
2005-01-07 12:55                 ` Andrew STUBBS
2005-01-10 13:31                   ` Joern RENNECKE
2005-01-11 18:01                 ` Andrew STUBBS

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