Re: [PATCH 2 of 2] cc/gcc: 4.4.5, add arm-softfloat-libgcc patch from buildroot

[Arnaud Lacombe <lacombar at gmail dot com>]

Hi,

On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 4:47 PM, M P <buserror@gmail.com> wrote:
> This patch makes ARM toolchains works again /for crosstool-ng/ -- if
> it was adapted from a previous version that had the same behaviour and
> fixed the same issue, what's the problem really ?
>
> SOME people are more concerned about getting stuff done than the way
> it is done, I have absolutely no interest of getting a "proper fix"
> from gcc guys that will appear with gcc 4.5.5 in 8 months time (or
> whatever), I'm more concerned about getting gcc working on my platform
> for my particular purpose, "today" if possible. Thanks to Bryan who
> had been following the issue, I'm not staring at a non working
> toolchain for the foreseeable future.
>
> It certainly makes sense to me, as my build now works...
>
Until you spend a month tracking down a compiler issue because someone
pay more care about buildability than correctness, which compilers are
all about.

If buildroot people had taken this to gcc guys, we would not even have
this discussion.

 - Arnaud

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