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Re: A patch for glibc 2.0/2.1
- To: geoffk@ozemail.com.au (Geoff Keating)
- Subject: Re: A patch for glibc 2.0/2.1
- From: hjl@lucon.org (H.J. Lu)
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 22:11:45 -0800 (PST)
- Cc: kettenis@phys.uva.nl, libc-hacker@cygnus.com
>
> > From: hjl@lucon.org (H.J. Lu)
> > Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 13:08:13 -0800 (PST)
> > Cc: libc-hacker@cygnus.com
>
> > We don't want to be flooded with ANY glibc bug reports
> > associated with gcc. That is why I suggest we require egcs for
> > compiling glibc 2.1.
>
> Then shouldn't we require a specific version of egcs?
Sure we do. We do check the version of egcs.
>
> I don't see why being "flooded with glibc bug reports associated with
> gcc" is a problem. Simply forward them to the gcc maintainers, if
> they are a gcc problem, or fix them if not.
It is still a glibc problem, although it is caused by gcc. Forward
to the gcc maintainers doesn't solve the glibc problem.
H.J.