Bug#472854: gnat-4.3 needs a manual build for mips and mipsel

[grave@ipno.in2p3.fr]

> On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 10:44:33PM +0200, Ludovic Brenta wrote:
>> Aurelien Jarno writes:
>> > I have just checked-in a patch in the SVN to fix this problem.
>>
>> Thanks a lot! I'll upload it as part of 4.3.0-3 immediately after
>> gcc-4.3 4.3.0-3.
>>
>> > BTW is there any reason to keep the MIPS support as a Debian patch
>> > instead of forwarding it upstream? This problem would probably have
>> > been avoided.
>>
>> Yes, there is a reason but it's a very bad one: lack of time to engage
>> into the copyright-assignment procedure.  The author of the mips
>> support, Xavier Grave, is an occasional contributor to the Debian
>> packages and has never contributed to GCC yet (CCing him).
>>
>> As a first step, since he now has a little time available, I've asked
>> him to separate the mips support into a patch independent of ada-sjlj.
>> That should make future submission to upstream easier.
>
> I have seen this is now done, and I have made a few more changes to get
> the MIPS support fully working.

In order to improve my knowledge about porting gnat to new architecture
can you describe what you have modified please ?

> I have copyright-assignements for GCC, we can probably submit this patch
> with both our names if you agree.

OK for me.

xavier