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Re: What is glibc-ports?
On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Joseph S. Myers
<joseph@codesourcery.com> wrote:
> In summary: I think libc architectures should use sysdeps directories more
> rather than conditionals in generic code; ports architectures should move
> back in libc architectures directly in the normal sysdeps directories
> rather than in a ports/ subdirectory (though I don't object to temporary
> use of such a subdirectory in the course of a move as a way of reading in
> the history through git tricks before the files are moved); it may well
> make sense to look at what files in sysdeps are actually used, remove
> unused files and rework the overall structure very carefully; and none of
> this has a particularly high priority.
Agreed.
Step 1. Move it in. No layout change.
Step 2. Analysis and proposals for layout changes.
I think to get the git history we are only looking at step 1 right now.
Cheers,
Carlos.