Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:42:17 +0100 From: Daniel Nebdal <dnebdal@gmail.com> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: libcompiler_rt now part of FreeBSD's base system [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] Message-ID: <AANLkTinKigXyEG7n0NBiQdOzEqN0HOy1-MK1BmCB5ZVf@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20101112042456.GD46709@stlux503.dsto.defence.gov.au> References: <20101111155243.GL2054@hoeg.nl> <20101112042456.GD46709@stlux503.dsto.defence.gov.au>
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On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 5:24 AM, Wilkinson, Alex <alex.wilkinson@dsto.defence.gov.au> wrote: > > 0n Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 04:52:43PM +0100, Ed Schouten wrote: > > >I just committed libcompiler_rt.a to HEAD. Even though I don't expect > >serious issues -- especially not on the tier 1 architectures -- be sure > >to contact me in case something goes wrong. I hooked it up to the build > >in a separate commit, so if your system starts to act weird, just revert > >r2151 > Can you please explain to us what this actually brings to the table for freebsd ? > I know it replaces libgcc ... but why is that such a good thing ? > > -Alex The main thing is that it's BSD-licensed instead of GPL, I believe. -- Daniel Nebdalhelp
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