From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from wout1-smtp.messagingengine.com (wout1-smtp.messagingengine.com [64.147.123.24]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 19559383B40B for ; Fri, 18 Jun 2021 02:00:24 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 sourceware.org 19559383B40B Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=johnericson.me Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=johnericson.me Received: from compute6.internal (compute6.nyi.internal [10.202.2.46]) by mailout.west.internal (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD307E17; Thu, 17 Jun 2021 22:00:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: from imap2 ([10.202.2.52]) by compute6.internal (MEProxy); Thu, 17 Jun 2021 22:00:21 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=johnericson.me; h=mime-version:message-id:in-reply-to:references:date:from:to :cc:subject:content-type; s=fm3; bh=bclsa5a747k7+MBt/BoSz6eFZx+L 4QAnXwrWvIfbQ3c=; b=qeGbd4sBxnXFa6STzJ/TftwnrbERhV5SkrM0//1uyzNq pyInUFEO0CE/OYTKEJv1eKI1SJO36micIciEbCv4kfHAReU3jsMk48H/qUZMJGLD 2XAlJuYuwCPMicGeQYP44h9GP8fzpZPs9+CcUT+aQ8QQtTePlgElgy4Qfe8WI7IQ +sNijqPgeEjSsw9+3RXGB4fKO/bK5jhHmgFaYR/zQy1sm6USJHzKZmhUbV3yVbeB BQmSwy01zofRt8Jja1afXObNfBvgBXYdRJxEEbarCom8NbQxqWIyaIQr0PWaZtPU Twczr+Zun06ujppHV2yc7lgT5tu0QYCmnACAYuthXg== DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d= messagingengine.com; h=cc:content-type:date:from:in-reply-to :message-id:mime-version:references:subject:to:x-me-proxy :x-me-proxy:x-me-sender:x-me-sender:x-sasl-enc; s=fm3; bh=bclsa5 a747k7+MBt/BoSz6eFZx+L4QAnXwrWvIfbQ3c=; b=fO4R0DspEd3BCcKd58+4kW 2DVrYQLRzEdjMWtJhmDuCoPn7l8AFDQdvcTXHRxV4+dH2wHOdIg6KGebDaa0/swH 21SU6nMSBPsnqIjYiQ/5ZXkb+GHtzwtTUS67We5/8/2ACysUV4hdQJldDRudvtAc m+CqKqLCa/uKKkElEctv/OZ4tMDoQInZ4OYOAAiAhCC8uxKsIYlOOTOcEIM6Rxul DwMTqQ/7Bbfw/fT6Ty1UsRs/id5QGt6oYddLeguekq1f1qNwCkvBiPmKjSOGC6So NSHvZC9m3Z8Zq+woZnmRChhabde9p2nqI+LimadA76ZyQPjctOHpQf+hqrXKis5g == X-ME-Sender: X-ME-Proxy-Cause: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgeduledrfeefvddghedtucetufdoteggodetrfdotf fvucfrrhhofhhilhgvmecuhfgrshhtofgrihhlpdfqfgfvpdfurfetoffkrfgpnffqhgen uceurghilhhouhhtmecufedttdenucesvcftvggtihhpihgvnhhtshculddquddttddmne cujfgurhepofgfggfkjghffffhvffutgesrgdtreerreertdenucfhrhhomhepfdflohhh nhcugfhrihgtshhonhdfuceomhgrihhlsehjohhhnhgvrhhitghsohhnrdhmvgeqnecugg ftrfgrthhtvghrnhepgfdtvdffueduleelleelgeejfeetjeelheeiteeggeeufeektedv hfevveegkeeknecuffhomhgrihhnpehnvghtsghsugdrohhrghenucevlhhushhtvghruf hiiigvpedtnecurfgrrhgrmhepmhgrihhlfhhrohhmpehmrghilhesjhhohhhnvghrihgt shhonhdrmhgv X-ME-Proxy: Received: by mailuser.nyi.internal (Postfix, from userid 501) id 0CEF7A00079; Thu, 17 Jun 2021 22:00:20 -0400 (EDT) X-Mailer: MessagingEngine.com Webmail Interface User-Agent: Cyrus-JMAP/3.5.0-alpha0-526-gf020ecf851-fm-20210616.001-gf020ecf8 Mime-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: In-Reply-To: References: <465efd4f-542c-48b9-8f2d-081b37c872fa@www.fastmail.com> Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2021 21:59:58 -0400 From: "John Ericson" To: "Nick Clifton" , binutils@sourceware.org Cc: "Alyssa Ross" Subject: Re: Making *-netbsd-* to mean ELF not a.out for all CPUs X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, HTML_MESSAGE, JMQ_SPF_NEUTRAL, KAM_INFOUSMEBIZ, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL, SPF_HELO_PASS, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org Content-Type: text/plain X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.29 X-BeenThere: binutils@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Binutils mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 02:00:25 -0000 Thanks Nick. Glad to hear something like this might be acceptable. While working on the patch, I noticed remnants of a "netbsdpe". I confirmed[1] with downstream that PE/COFF support was removed from NetBSD a decade ago. I think I will start by removing support for that in binutils, before getting onto my main goal, as that makes some of the wildcards/fall-through easier to read about. John [1]: https://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-toolchain/2021/06/16/msg003996.html On Mon, Jun 14, 2021, at 7:18 AM, Nick Clifton via Gcc wrote: > Hi John, > > > But they did offer some tentative support for my second suggestion of changing the meaning of bare "netbsd" --- "netbsdaout" would still be available to unambiguously request a.out for anyone that wants it. > > I think that this would be OK for the binutils, providing that when configuring for > just "netbsd" there was a prominentant message in the config log saying something like: > "netbsd format now treated as ELF based. Use netbsdaout if you want a.out format files". > (Probably with slightly better wording than that). > > Cheers > Nick