On Sat, 2006-01-28 at 14:36 -0800, Dan Nicholson wrote: > On 1/27/06, Jeremy Huntwork <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19353 > > > > Our longtime Toolchain Maintainer, Ryan Oliver, still prefers to use > > this method. > > Um, the decision might be made for us: > > http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2005-01/msg00507.html > > Specifically: > This patch removes STARTFILE_PREFIX_SPEC and I will > close PR 19353 as willnotfix. OK? Bootstrapped and tested > on powerpc-darwin. > > Guess what bug that is? >
Yup, and its still there 1 year later. If the gcc devs actually do decide to remove the only way to sanely override which directory gcc searches for startfiles (and its utility far outweighs its removal) and don't provide an alternative mechanism, I will happily maintain the (miniscule) patch required to put it back in. Best Regards Ryan -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
