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Re: [PATCH] do not require dc in gold testsuite
- From: Ian Lance Taylor <iant at google dot com>
- To: Allan McRae <allan at archlinux dot org>
- Cc: binutils at sourceware dot org
- Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2010 11:13:24 -0800
- Subject: Re: [PATCH] do not require dc in gold testsuite
- References: <4D01002D.1040402@archlinux.org>
Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org> writes:
> This is a partial reversion of the changes made in
> http://sourceware.org/ml/binutils-cvs/2010-08/msg00004.html which
> appear to have been made to improve portability of the hex to decimal
> conversion. However, I find the requirement of needing "dc" installed
> for the test suite to succeed to be excessive. Instead, implement the
> conversion in a third way using printf, which should provide the
> portability without requiring additional software.
Neither the shell builtin printf nor the printf command are portable to
all Unix systems. The dc command is more portable than both.
I don't object to not requiring dc, but requiring printf instead is a
step sideways at best.
Ian