Christopher, thanks for the input, I agree with your reasons for removing the code.
Have any of the Open64 gatekeepers looked at this change yet? 2012/2/27 "C. Bergström" <cbergst...@pathscale.com>: > On 02/27/12 09:23 AM, David Coakley wrote: >> >> To answer a few questions: >> >> Q: What is PROMPF? >> A: It is a static analysis feature which generates an additional file >> (.anl) during compilation. There is a lot of code in LNO to maintain >> related information in WHIRL, but I don't think it is used to make any >> changes during compilation. I believe the expectation was that >> another tool would be used to interpret the analysis file... maybe >> someone from the SGI days can clarify. > > PathScale in the coming months may make an external tool which can read the > .anl files. I believe UH also had a project that could read it, but I'm not > sure the status. We're happy to work with the community on improving this > functionality and documenting any changes we make to the .anl format > >> >> Q: Why does the patch remove the Whirl Browser? >> A: It does not. It only removes the WB code related to PROMPF. >> >> Q: Why not maintain or improve this functionality? >> A: The patch is based on the assumption that no one is using this >> feature because BUILD_SKIP_PROMPF has always been defined for all >> targets in Open64. I tried to build a compiler with PROMPF support on >> x86 and the feature didn't work, because no prompf_anl.so is created >> and copied to the installation directory, further convincing me that >> no one is using the feature. > > It should be fairly trivial to get this building. > ----------------------- > TBH I'd support removal of this code since > 1) I think this functionality can be improved and the current state may not > be the best place to start > 2) Unless the Open64 community is willing to develop their own or > collaborate with others you're not guaranteed to be able to use the external > tools ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try before you buy = See our experts in action! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 _______________________________________________ Open64-devel mailing list Open64-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/open64-devel
