[patch/rfc] Delete floatformat_arm_ext

DJ Delorie dj@delorie.com
Sat Feb 23 21:35:00 GMT 2002


> The single format wasn't sufficient for a program trying to correctly 
> manipulate both big and little endian Arm floating points - hence the 
> two new formats.

Is it safe to say that the code you're removing never actually worked,
then?  If so, then there shouldn't be any legacy code relying on it,
right?

> GDB has a strong preference for flushing code it no longer needs.
> It has the unfortunate habbit of rearing its head at later
> inopportune moments.

Perhaps, but libiberty is used by more than just gdb, so I have to be
extra careful about backwards compatibility.  Just yesterday someone
was asking about using libiberty in their own program.



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