Re: [PATCH 2 of 2] cc/gcc: 4.4.5, add arm-softfloat-libgcc patch from buildroot

[Esben Haabendal <eha at dev dot doredevelopment dot dk>]

Arnaud Lacombe <lacombar@gmail.com> writes:

> Until you spend a month tracking down a compiler issue because someone
> pay more care about buildability than correctness, which compilers are
> all about.

I am sorry, but I do simply not agree that correctness comes over
buildability for compilers.  Especially not if you bu this mean: "if it
cannot _prove_ to always producec correct code, the compiler will be
better of not being able to build any code at all".

> If buildroot people had taken this to gcc guys, we would not even have
> this discussion.

And if Yann refuse to take in patches unless they are ultimately proven
to be 100% correct in all cases, we most likely will not have working
cross compilers, which is the sole purpose of ct-ng.

You seem to be confusing the purpose of ct-ng with a goal of improving
general GCC quality.  While that is a worthwhile goal, which I believe
all users of ct-ng will be more than happy to see pursued, it simply is
not the primary goal of ct-ng.

ct-ng is here to allow the masses to build usable cross-compiler.  Even
at the risk that it might produce bad code caused by some of the
included patches.

My $0.02.

/Esben

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