[OT] RE: Broken SH2a patches

[Andrew STUBBS]

> > > > No. This is wrong. There is _no_way_ a no-fpu variant 
> can descend 
> > > > from an fpu variant - it would inherit the fpu!
> > > 
> > > 
> > >   Homo Sapiens descended from apes, but we no longer have tails!
> > 
> > Apes don't have tails.
> > 
> 
> Ok, Ok.  Let me re-word that:
> 
> Homo Sapiens descended from apes, which descended from 
> monkeys, but we no longer have tails!
> 
> Is that better?
>
> The point that things that are inherited can also be not-inherited
> remains valid.

I suppose that if we tried to represent this in C++ classes we would still
end up with a vestigial tail - much like Homo Sapiens.

My original point was that non-inheritance is not allowed in this case. It
would rather defeat the object. Much like paleontologists, when a processor
is unearthed with fuzzy parentage we can invent a missing link. One day we
may even find one of them!

Andrew