From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 7052 invoked by alias); 23 Mar 2010 18:29:04 -0000 Received: (qmail 7035 invoked by uid 22791); 23 Mar 2010 18:29:02 -0000 X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_20 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from smtp-102-tuesday.noc.nerim.net (HELO mallaury.nerim.net) (62.4.17.102) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.43rc1) with ESMTP; Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:28:58 +0000 Received: from hector.lesours (ours.starynkevitch.net [213.41.244.95]) by mallaury.nerim.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3FF83A1056; Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:28:54 +0100 (CET) Received: from glinka.lesours ([192.168.0.1]) by hector.lesours with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Nu8qV-0005UB-Bu; Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:28:55 +0100 Message-ID: <4BA9084D.6000000@starynkevitch.net> Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:29:00 -0000 From: Basile Starynkevitch User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (X11/20100317) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Matthias Klose CC: "gcc@gcc.gnu.org" , GCC Patches Subject: Re: [rfc] common location for plugins References: <4BA9076A.5010901@ubuntu.com> In-Reply-To: <4BA9076A.5010901@ubuntu.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact gcc-help@gcc.gnu.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: Sender: gcc-owner@gcc.gnu.org X-SW-Source: 2010-03/txt/msg00358.txt.bz2 Matthias Klose wrote: > For packages of GCC I would like to see a common location where plugins > can be installed; currently a path to the plugin has to be given on the > command line, which is likely to be different for different > installations. What about -fplugin= (without the .so) meaning to > search for the plugin in a default location like /plugins for > the plugin? -fplugin=.so could also be used, but maybe would be > ambiguous looking in the current dir, or the plugin dir. I did posted on gcc-patches@ many times a patch providing exactly that feature, but nobody reviewed it. Last post of the patch is http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2010-03/msg00644.html Given Matthias wish, I dare ping again that patch.... Cheers. -- Basile STARYNKEVITCH http://starynkevitch.net/Basile/ email: basilestarynkevitchnet mobile: +33 6 8501 2359 8, rue de la Faiencerie, 92340 Bourg La Reine, France *** opinions {are only mines, sont seulement les miennes} ***