[PATCH v2] Obsolete support for Solaris < 10
Rainer Orth
ro@CeBiTec.Uni-Bielefeld.DE
Thu Nov 27 11:51:37 GMT 2025
Hi Jan,
>>> Hmm, yes, I indeed misread it. But then what's the 2.41 related sentence about?
>>
>> It just says that even though Solaris 8/9 weren't obsoleted, they didn't
>> build for quite some time and no one noticed/complained. This might
>> even argue for immediate removal instead of obsoletion.
>
> Oh, I see what you mean. Note that as a non-native speaker it was more
> natural (in fact automatic until I started writing this reply) to insert
> the seemingly missing "been" to make that sentence "Both haven't even
> been built since binutils 2.41." May I suggest "Both wouldn't even build
> since binutils 2.41"?
now I see what you're at. Fixed accordingly.
>>> Also, please don't drop the null part. See the later case command about removed
>>> targets, where the null is retained despite there being a long list. Keeping it
>>> will make more obvious what it should go back to when the Solaris cases are
>>> moved to that other case command.
>>
>> Good point. Here's the revised patch, retested as before, description
>> and ChangeLog unchanged.
>
> Okay preferably with the small wording adjustment above.
Committed now, thanks.
Rainer
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