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From: Jeffrey A Law <law@cygnus.com>
To: Chris Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com>
Cc: overseers@sourceware.cygnus.com
Subject: Re: What to do about zlib...
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 06:08:00 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <10664.954456589@upchuck> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20000330174059.A29263@cygnus.com>

  In message < 20000330174059.A29263@cygnus.com >you write:
  > On Thu, Mar 30, 2000 at 03:38:00PM -0700, Jeffrey A Law wrote:
  > >
  > >  In message < 20000330172618.A29064@cygnus.com >you write:
  > >  > On a slightly related topic, I was wondering if we had any plans to
  > >  > completely merge the gdb/binutils + gcc repositories.  The recent prob
  > lem
  > >  > with libiberty shows that this is something that should be rectified
  > >  > eventually.
  > >I do want to see this happen, but I haven't been up to fighting with RMS
  > >over the issue.  Plus there is a few technical things to take care of firs
  > t
  > >on the GCC side to help ensure a smooth transition.
  > 
  > I probably should already know the answer but what is RMS's complaint about
  > merging the two repositories?
Nothing specific, mostly because I haven't actually told him I want to do it.

I can envision a few objections on technical & political grounds and I think
I can show none of them hold water, but just haven't taken the plunge.

jeff

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From: Jeffrey A Law <law@cygnus.com>
To: Chris Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com>
Cc: overseers@sourceware.cygnus.com
Subject: Re: What to do about zlib...
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 14:49:00 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <10664.954456589@upchuck> (raw)
Message-ID: <20000330144900.1tBk7U-d8vlf-WgDRf-MMDyCW8IJdXNOaGd4pN6oAfM@z> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20000330174059.A29263@cygnus.com>

  In message < 20000330174059.A29263@cygnus.com >you write:
  > On Thu, Mar 30, 2000 at 03:38:00PM -0700, Jeffrey A Law wrote:
  > >
  > >  In message < 20000330172618.A29064@cygnus.com >you write:
  > >  > On a slightly related topic, I was wondering if we had any plans to
  > >  > completely merge the gdb/binutils + gcc repositories.  The recent prob
  > lem
  > >  > with libiberty shows that this is something that should be rectified
  > >  > eventually.
  > >I do want to see this happen, but I haven't been up to fighting with RMS
  > >over the issue.  Plus there is a few technical things to take care of firs
  > t
  > >on the GCC side to help ensure a smooth transition.
  > 
  > I probably should already know the answer but what is RMS's complaint about
  > merging the two repositories?
Nothing specific, mostly because I haven't actually told him I want to do it.

I can envision a few objections on technical & political grounds and I think
I can show none of them hold water, but just haven't taken the plunge.

jeff

  parent reply	other threads:[~2000-12-30  6:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2000-12-30  6:08 Chris Faylor
2000-03-30 14:26 ` Chris Faylor
2000-12-30  6:08 ` Tom Tromey
2000-03-30 14:55   ` Tom Tromey
2000-12-30  6:08   ` Chris Faylor
2000-03-30 16:33     ` Chris Faylor
2000-12-30  6:08     ` Tom Tromey
2000-03-30 16:55       ` Tom Tromey
2000-12-30  6:08       ` Chris Faylor
2000-03-30 17:08         ` Chris Faylor
2000-12-30  6:08         ` Tom Tromey
2000-03-30 17:10           ` Tom Tromey
2000-12-30  6:08 ` Jeffrey A Law
2000-03-30 14:38   ` Jeffrey A Law
2000-12-30  6:08   ` Chris Faylor
2000-03-30 14:41     ` Chris Faylor
2000-12-30  6:08     ` Jeffrey A Law [this message]
2000-03-30 14:49       ` Jeffrey A Law

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