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Re: [review v3] slotinfo in struct dtv_slotinfo_list should be flexible array [BZ #25...
On 11/12/19 5:18 PM, Florian Weimer wrote:
> * Carlos O'Donell:
>
>> If the new glibc cannot be compiled with gcc8 or gcc9 for nios2, then that's
>> a problem though. It immediately makes it difficult to test a new glibc on
>> existing systems without upgrading the system compiler.
>
> I don't think nios2 systems have system compilers as such …
I don't really know what to call the SDK compiler that comes from Altera.
I'm going to call them "system compilers", though I'm open to other terms.
>> How long will that take and is it OK to leave things in a broken
>> state for that long for a given target like nios2?
>
> Maybe we should back the fix out and see how quickly we can get in the
> other GCC 10 patches?
I'd like to hear Joseph's opinion on this.
I think this problem is entirely something that we as developers see, but
doesn't affect users, and so we have the flexibility to choose how we handle
this.
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Cheers,
Carlos.