On 10/31/2010 07:09 PM, Ian Lance Taylor wrote: > This patch should not of course change whether or not distros choose to > package the Java compiler; undoubtedly they would continue to do so, > just as they package the Ada compiler today. > > Comments? Approvals?
I see your point, but this will lead to some quality regressions in gcc itself. libgcj is a good stress test for gcc, and has revealed some bugs in the past. It might be possible to mitigate some of this with autotesters that run a full libgcj bootstrap every night. Andrew.