Remaining builtin_types (potential flag day)

Jim Blandy jimb@redhat.com
Wed Jul 28 23:09:00 GMT 2004


Andrew Cagney <cagney@gnu.org> writes:
> There are currently ~1400 occurances of /builtin_type_/ in GDB's
> source. While some are ok (builtin_type_ieee...*) many are not
> (typically needing a conversion to builtin_type()).
> 
> For the moment we can let these remaining uses be migrated
> incrementally (chance has it someone will find an interface change
> (1)).  However, eventually, well have to change all remaining
> references.  Given their magnitude, this suggests a "Flag Day".

By 'flag day', you mean one day in which all references are changed,
and the old definitions are deleted?




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