I retested the patch and there are no changes to the generated files in GCC, binutils-gdb and newlib-cygwin trees when the following files are removed.
pietro On Thu, Feb 5, 2026, at 8:35 PM, Pietro Monteiro wrote: > Gentle ping. > > pietro > > > On Mon, Aug 25, 2025, at 12:22 PM, Pietro Monteiro wrote: >> On Sun, Aug 24, 2025, at 12:33 PM, Joseph Myers wrote: >>> On Thu, 21 Aug 2025, Pietro Monteiro wrote: >>> >>>> Both GCC and binutils/gdb trees do not use any of the macros defined >>>> in these files. Removing them from both trees and regenerating the >>>> build scripts results in no diff. >>> >>> Can you confirm they're also not used in newlib-cygwin, the other tree >>> sharing this toplevel build system? >> >> Yes, I just tested and they are not used by newlib. BTW, >> ax_lib_socket_nsl.m4 is not in the newlib tree. There's a diff in the >> regenerated config files, but that's unrelated and happens without >> removing the files on this patch. >> >> pietro
