Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2015 13:49:54 -0500 From: Pedro Giffuni <pfg@FreeBSD.org> To: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> Cc: Oliver Pinter <oliver.pinter@hardenedbsd.org>, "src-committers@freebsd.org" <src-committers@freebsd.org>, "svn-src-all@freebsd.org" <svn-src-all@freebsd.org>, David Chisnall <theraven@freebsd.org>, "svn-src-head@freebsd.org" <svn-src-head@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: svn commit: r268137 - head/sys/sys Message-ID: <55870752.6060802@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <CAJ-VmonaOjw850eeh-pUZHCazinAsLHrGdV6N_hEok_rGjEXyA@mail.gmail.com> References: <201407020845.s628jRG5031824@svn.freebsd.org> <5BE3492F-86A0-4CE3-A27C-8DB5EB662C64@FreeBSD.org> <55842F16.5040608@FreeBSD.org> <D58BE060-870A-4D5E-AE46-D915D9CD6A0C@FreeBSD.org> <20150620023835.N2562@besplex.bde.org> <55861046.4050501@FreeBSD.org> <20150621154332.U976@besplex.bde.org> <CAPQ4ffuA35%2ByVAq4_HH3oT8Rh4bAbsAiU36B126kz8JpxF4uPQ@mail.gmail.com> <5586CD3F.4000008@FreeBSD.org> <CAPQ4ffubkja7jyPAkhAf7W-1tXyKyShfZzqOJ8_K_2ifxSSC7g@mail.gmail.com> <5586DB53.8080800@FreeBSD.org> <CAJ-VmonaOjw850eeh-pUZHCazinAsLHrGdV6N_hEok_rGjEXyA@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi; On 06/21/15 12:03, Adrian Chadd wrote: > Hi, > > I don't think we should be worrying about what hypothetical downstream > users of freebsd are doing. If they want to actively ensure things are > backwards compatible for their needs, then they should step up and > actively fund + participate in development. I agree, but I don't set the policies and we do carry stuff related to older compilers and things like the old linux i386-only intel compiler. > So if we're somehow /still/ supporting gcc-2.8.1 because -core decided > that we should support it - please step up and tell us why and who. > Otherwise, let's keep pushing forward to at least the busted old gcc > we /do/ support, with an eye towards the future. > For reference. I had to do this to accommodate for pre-C99 compilers: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=280801 I don't see myself going back to redo the headers to take advantage of the variadic macros, but it would be nice to have a policy that doesn't keep us in the past. Pedro.
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