[Bug target/14344] [3.3.3 Regression] MinGW Bootstrap Failure

["cgf at redhat dot com" <gcc-bugzilla@gcc.gnu.org>]

------- Additional Comments From cgf at redhat dot com  2004-02-29 23:36 -------
Subject: Re:  [3.3.3 Regression] MinGW Bootstrap Failure

On Sun, Feb 29, 2004 at 11:47:47PM +0100, Gabriel Dos Reis wrote:
>Christopher Faylor <cgf@redhat.com> writes:
>
>| On Sun, Feb 29, 2004 at 11:34:40PM +0100, Gabriel Dos Reis wrote:
>| >| With MinGW, I do take lots of guidance from Danny, however, and he
>| >| usually does step in to help with issues like this.
>| >
>| >OK, would you "sponsor" his being appointed as Cygwin and MinGW
>| >maintainer if I make such proposal to the SC?
>| 
>| Danny has repeatedly said that he doesn't want that responsibility.
>
>I don't understand your statement.  It comment #14, Danny said:
>
>  Gaby wrote:
>  > Are you interested in maintaining the MinGW port of FSF GCC?
>
>  I am interested in maintaining the mingw port, if OK with CGF. I
>  have been de facto maintainer for awhile now.  Most of the patches
>  I have submitted affect both cygwin and mingw.

I hadn't read that statement, obviously.

>| I'm beginning to think this should be in the FAQ or something...
>
>I like FAQs, but in this case I don't know what it would be about, for
>you're claiming something which contradicts what Danny just said.

I was representing what Danny had repeatedly asserted whenever I
asked him about this.  He's since changed his mind, apparently.

I have no problem whatsoever with adding him to the maintainership for
mingw/cygwin.  It's past due, IMO.

cgf


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