From owner-svn-src-all@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 4 12:44:16 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BD1B994B; Fri, 4 Apr 2014 12:44:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.iXsystems.com (newknight.ixsystems.com [206.40.55.70]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 95FCF9E6; Fri, 4 Apr 2014 12:44:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (mail.ixsystems.com [10.2.55.1]) by mail.iXsystems.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7627738BF; Fri, 4 Apr 2014 05:44:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.iXsystems.com ([10.2.55.1]) by localhost (mail.ixsystems.com [10.2.55.1]) (maiad, port 10024) with ESMTP id 89218-06; Fri, 4 Apr 2014 05:44:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.3.175] (unknown [124.195.210.70]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.iXsystems.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id C60E1738BA; Fri, 4 Apr 2014 05:44:08 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=ixsystems.com; s=newknight0; t=1396615455; bh=qcYHio5HMzH6ONi3hRd/iGiLOvfhsGGyzlYp5neJ7l0=; h=Subject:From:In-Reply-To:Date:Cc:References:To; b=HYROcAk4qWKuHPVgoHoazhdfpZVe2igjzYBUyAJHW8DS0MaZfPsowHxlHHuCvG0si fAiZdEkiLPiFTrY8x7pGBxBKXzpGG+5HcfLkrOkSWlaUGvc8FSbEEpBte1I4jAA7Vb UDdO0Ux6kUcF9ISlZ7LcymPSChN2TSNMAWoRVbRc= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.2 \(1874\)) Subject: Re: svn commit: r264042 - in head: include lib/libc/gen lib/libc/include lib/libc/stdlib From: Jordan Hubbard In-Reply-To: <2E0EC8CB-B3EE-4DB8-A33D-58FD2107F14D@FreeBSD.org> Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2014 17:44:02 +0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <6A02504F-5543-4F91-92F6-7B4FB9A34DC4@ixsystems.com> References: <201404021607.s32G7mhw051355@svn.freebsd.org> <20140404115256.GA85137@ivaldir.etoilebsd.net> <8D6AF193-A5A3-4A28-A230-97A543395ACA@ixsystems.com> <2E0EC8CB-B3EE-4DB8-A33D-58FD2107F14D@FreeBSD.org> To: David Chisnall X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1874) Cc: svn-src-head@freebsd.org, Baptiste Daroussin , src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: svn-src-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire src tree \(except for " user" and " projects" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2014 12:44:16 -0000 On Apr 4, 2014, at 5:33 PM, David Chisnall wrote: > The slight problem, however, is that we would still like to be able to = build the base system with a more or less standard C compiler. Blocks = are in clang and are slowly making their way into commercial compilers, = but the only two versions of gcc that support them are the ones shipped = by Apple and FreeBSD. =20 Huh. Can I ask what specific need is driving that? As you point out, = you=92ve got clang and you=92ve also got the blocks support from Apple = gcc back-ported, so that covers all the architectures you could possibly = want to generate code for. Wanting to hold base to some retro K&R = standard for its own sake seems=85 weird=85 so I must be missing some = part of the need statement, hence my question? Thanks, - Jordan