Re: [PATCH gcc/fortran] get rid of gfc_free

[Janne Blomqvist <blomqvist.janne@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 12:02, Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net> wrote:
> Janne Blomqvist wrote:
>> On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 19:53, Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net> wrote:
>>> Relative to v2, I've added libgo/ to the list of exempt directories and added
>>> this recently discussed gfc_free patch, at the request of Tobias Burnus.
>>> Also, I corrected an error in fortran's ChangeLog and removed all
>>> whitespace changes from all ChangeLog files.
>>
>> The libgfortran changes are Ok for 4.7.
>>
>> For the gfortran frontend (gcc/fortran/*) I'd prefer if you'd
>>
>> - Replace all calls to "gfc_free (x)" with "free (x)".
>> - Remove the gfc_free() function and prototype.
>> - Remove the free() macro which currently prevents calling free() directly.
>
> Hi Janne,
>
> These requested changes are in addition to (and independent of)
> the changes that I've already posted here.

Yes, it was perhaps a bit unreasonable to ask you to fix this. OTOH
with your changes gfc_free() was just a wrapper around free() and
should thus be removed as unnecessary. Also, I believe this "proper"
fix is more in the spirit of the request by Tobias and the message he
linked to discussing the removal of gfc_free().

> The first cset below
> does your #2 and #3, and the second does #1.  I separate them for
> review because #1 is completely mechanical, while the others
> are manual.  You may prefer to combine them before pushing, for
> bisection.  Let me know if you'd prefer I submit in that form.

All 3 changesets are ok for 4.7.

I think it's fine to commit them separately if you prefer. If so,
preferably in the order #3, #1, #2 in order to keep every revision
buildable.

Thanks for working on this!

-- 
Janne Blomqvist