2009/11/18 Joern Rennecke <amyl...@spamcop.net>: > What do people think about making install-plugin not only install > headers to build new plugins, but also install all plugins that > have been contributed up to the code freeze for the release. > > First, it would make testing the plugin interface and the plugins easier. > > Second, if the version of a plugin available with the release is good enough > for the needs of a user, (s)he can try out without having to install - or > having to have installed - the plugins separately. > > Third, when someone uses an experimental plugin for a while and then > upgrades > some time later to a newer gcc release, it is useful when an updated plugin > version that works with the new gcc release comes with the new gcc > distribution. >
Sound like a good idea, but I don't think we have agreed about including plugins with gcc. I would like it, but it is not the consensus. Cheers, -- Rafael Ávila de Espíndola
