From: Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
To: Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>, binutils@sourceware.org
Subject: Re: Should binutils require at least C99?
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2021 12:44:53 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <43c77ac5-f8d4-5739-a3ae-64f6f3314a39@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20210329003539.GD5425@bubble.grove.modra.org>
Hi Alan,
> I feel that it is reasonable nowadays to require a C99 compiler and
> library to build binutils. Trying to support older systems that no
> one appears to test is a losing battle anyway. For example, the s12z
> target requires stdbool.h and stdint.h, and many targets include
> string.h without concern for HAVE_STRING_H or STRING_WITH_STRINGS.
>
> Does anyone object to formally dropping support for pre-C99?
Nope - I am firmly in favour of the idea.
Cheers
Nick
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-03-30 11:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-03-29 0:35 Alan Modra
2021-03-29 1:42 ` Mike Frysinger
2021-03-30 0:28 ` Fangrui Song
2021-03-30 11:44 ` Nick Clifton [this message]
2021-03-31 0:20 ` Include string.h in bfd.h and delete LITMEMCPY, LITSTRCPY Alan Modra
2021-03-31 0:23 ` Remove bfd_stdint.h Alan Modra
2021-03-31 0:24 ` Use stdbool.h Alan Modra
2021-03-31 0:26 ` Use bool in include Alan Modra
2021-03-31 0:28 ` Use bool in gprof Alan Modra
2021-03-31 0:31 ` Use bool in bfd Alan Modra
2021-03-31 0:32 ` Use bool in opcodes Alan Modra
2021-03-31 0:33 ` Use bool in binutils Alan Modra
2021-03-31 0:34 ` Use bool in ld Alan Modra
2021-03-31 0:34 ` Use bool in gas Alan Modra
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