Re: [PATCH] Delete GCJ

On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 10:23 AM, Mike Stump <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Oct 4, 2016, at 1:41 AM, Andrew Haley <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> On 04/10/16 09:39, Rainer Orth wrote:
>>> Hi Matthias,
>>>
>>>> On 05.09.2016 17:13, Andrew Haley wrote:
>>>>> As discussed.  I think I should ask a Global reviewer to approve this
>>>>> one.  For obvious reasons I haven't included the diffs to the deleted
>>>>> gcc/java and libjava directories.  The whole tree, post GCJ-deletion,
>>>>> is at svn+ssh://gcc.gnu.org/svn/gcc/branches/gcj/gcj-deletion-branch
>>>>> if anyone would like to try it.
>>>>
>>>> still breaks bootstraps when configured with --enable-objc-gc.
>>>>
>>>> the immediate step should be to fix the bootstrap failure, as an addit=
ional step
>>>> to remove boehm-gc from the gcc sources and be able to use an external=
 boehm-gc.
>>>
>>> the first part is handled by my unreviewed patch
>>>
>>>      https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2016-09/msg02437.html
>>
>> Looks obvious to me, fixes bootstrap.  I think no-one will complain
>> if you check it in.
>
> I don't know who wants to review it, but if people want me to, Ok.  The i=
dea is that if ObjC is the last remaining user in tree for boehm-gc, then r=
easonably I'm the last man standing.  Of course, if others want to review a=
pprove the patch, I'm fine with that.

=46rom a runtime maintainer position, I am also fine with this patch.

>
> I'm fine with patches to externalize boehm-gc if people want to push that=
 direction.

I am also ok with that too.

Thanks,
Andrew


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