Re: Using Debian funds to support a gcc development task
]] John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
> Since the lack of modernization would eventually mean that m68k support would
> get removed from gcc, I'm currently running a campaign to prevent that. I
> have already opened a tracker bug upstream in gcc's bugzilla [2] as well as
> linked the issue to BountySource [3].
Doesn't this just mean there's not enough manpower to keep the port
alive? I don't think spending $1-5k would be the best use of Debian
funds.
As you point out, it's one of the oldest ports, but ports go through a
natural life cycle where they eventually pass away, and that's ok.
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Tollef Fog Heen
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