Re: [2.6 patch] add compiler-gcc4.h

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>]

On Sat, Feb 05, 2005 at 10:45:52AM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Adrian Bunk wrote:
> >
> >As I already said in this thread:
> >  The currently used file for gcc 4 is compiler-gcc+.h, not
> >  compiler-gcc3.h .
> >
> >And the current setup is to have one file for every major number of gcc.
> >I have no strong opinion whether this approach or the approach of one 
> >file for all gcc versions is better - but with the current approach, 
> >everything else than a separate file for gcc 4 wasn't logical.
> 
> Yes it is.  It's perfectly logical: gcc+ contains the "going forward" 
> version, and until it supports some feature that isn't in all versions 
> of gcc4, it's the right thing to do.
>...

It doesn't seem to be logical for everyone whether compiler-gcc+.h or 
compiler-gcc3.h is used for gcc 4.0 ...

Perhaps compiler-gcc+.h (which wasn't always updated when 
compiler-gcc3.h was updated) should be removed?

> 	-hpa

cu
Adrian

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