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Re: Workaround for current gcc problem

To: Mark Mitchell <mark at codesourcery dot com>
Subject: Re: Workaround for current gcc problem
From: Ulrich Drepper <drepper at redhat dot com>
Date: 20 Nov 2000 11:59:49 -0800
Cc: drepper at redhat dot com, libc-alpha at sources dot redhat dot com, utx at penguin dot cz, NeilB at earthling dot net
References: <ho4s13owtp.fsf@gee.suse.de> <hor946luzq.fsf@gee.suse.de><m3g0km1u54.fsf@otr.mynet.cygnus.com><20001120110714Q.mitchell@codesourcery.com>
Reply-To: drepper at cygnus dot com (Ulrich Drepper)

Mark Mitchell <mark@codesourcery.com> writes:

> Finally, in this particular case, we're hoping that to implement the
> right logic in GCC's string builtins so that we don't have to use the
> giant macros in glibc.

This is no excuse for the compiler being broken.  From what I've seen
every more than average complicated expression is causing problems.
Also, even if gcc would get the full functionality of the macros there
are still old versions of the library and headers out there and people
will have the problems.

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