Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:02:31 -0500 From: "Mikhail T." <mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com> To: Joerg Wunsch <joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de> Cc: karel@lovetemple.net, mm@FreeBSD.org, Joerg Wunsch <j@uriah.heep.sax.de>, ports@FreeBSD.org, eischen@vigrid.com Subject: Re: Maintaining compiler front-ends (Re: The state of Ada) Message-ID: <4B47AB77.8020301@aldan.algebra.com> In-Reply-To: <20100108205940.GM49006@uriah.heep.sax.de> References: <4B4772F4.5070601@aldan.algebra.com> <362458.2970.qm@web50704.mail.re2.yahoo.com> <4B478981.9060707@aldan.algebra.com> <20100108205940.GM49006@uriah.heep.sax.de>
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01/08/10 15:59, Joerg Wunsch ???????(??):
> I'm also maintaining a port of libbfd which is used by some AVR
> toolchain software. This port is set up in a "kitchensink" way, so
> all possible binary file formats are included. This could perhaps
> serve as a base for a generic GNU libbfd package to be used by other
> GNU stuff if desired. Note that it requires GNU libiberty to be
> installed as well (freelibiberty won't do), as libbfd uses
> undocumented GNU libiberty functions.:-(
>
Hi, Joerg! Yes, this is why I added you to CC, and I do think, that the
common libbfd ought to have all of the known targets included. Even
altogether they use very little space -- less, than having to add just
one more flavor separately (even multiplied by the probability of ever
having to do that :)
As for GNUberty, well... Maybe, some day, we'll add those functions to
the liberfreety (or patch bfd to avoid them). Until then -- use the
GNU's code as we do elsewhere...
Yours,
-mi
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