Re: RFC: Remove documentation of IRIX as supported platform

[Bruno Haible]

Paul Eggert wrote:
> This sounds good to me.

Done through the patch below.


2024-04-25  Bruno Haible  

doc: Remove documentation of IRIX as supported platform.
* doc/posix-headers/netdb.texi: Don't mention IRIX specific workarounds.
* doc/posix-headers/pthread.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-headers/sys_socket.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-headers/wctype.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/btowc.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/cbrtf.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/cbrtl.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/copysignf.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/exp2.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/exp2f.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/exp2l.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/expm1f.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/expm1l.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/fabsl.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/isnan.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/iswblank.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/link.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/log10l.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/log1pf.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/log2.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/log2f.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/log2l.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/lseek.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/nl_langinfo.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/pthread_sigmask.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/remainderf.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/remainderl.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/rintf.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/sigaltstack.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/strtod.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/strtold.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/vscanf.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/wctob.texi: Likewise.
* doc/**/*.texi: Update.

https://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=gnulib.git;a=commitdiff;h=7941742a51e468b0f4ba07c395d0a46528352a81

Re: RFC: Remove documentation of IRIX as supported platform

[Paul Eggert]

This sounds good to me.

As far as IRIX goes, AC_SYS_LARGEFILE still works on 64-bit IRIX. Even 
32-bit IRIX should still work if you configure with CC='cc -n32', and 
this should be adequate for hobbyists who want to keep IRIX 5.3 going 
(some, by reverse engineering it! 
).

Re: RFC: Remove documentation of IRIX as supported platform

[Simon Josefsson via Gnulib discussion list]

Bruno Haible  writes:

> Since
>   - IRIX 6.5 is end-of-life for more than 10 years [1],
>   - I don't have access to an IRIX machine any more,
>   - the AC_SYS_LARGEFILE macro no longer supports IRIX,
> I would suggest to remove mentions of IRIX support from the
>   documentation.

+1

"On September 6, 2006, an SGI press release announced the end of the
MIPS and IRIX product lines.[7] Production ended on December 29, 2006,
with final deliveries in March 2007, except by special
arrangement. Support for these products ended in December 2013 and they
will receive no further updates."
-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRIX

GCC 4.8.x from 2011 was the last release with official support for IRIX.

/Simon

> Like we did for OSF/1 in 2019:
>
> doc: Remove documentation of OSF/1 as supported platform.
> * doc/gnulib-intro.texi (Target Platforms): Mention that OSF/1 is
> unsupported.
> ...
> * doc/**/*.texi: Update.
>
> Any objections?
>
>Bruno
>
> [1] 
> https://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=gnulib/maint-tools.git;a=blob;f=end-of-life.txt
>
>
>
>
>


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RFC: Remove documentation of IRIX as supported platform

[Bruno Haible]

Since
  - IRIX 6.5 is end-of-life for more than 10 years [1],
  - I don't have access to an IRIX machine any more,
  - the AC_SYS_LARGEFILE macro no longer supports IRIX,
I would suggest to remove mentions of IRIX support from the documentation.
Like we did for OSF/1 in 2019:

doc: Remove documentation of OSF/1 as supported platform.
* doc/gnulib-intro.texi (Target Platforms): Mention that OSF/1 is
unsupported.
...
* doc/**/*.texi: Update.

Any objections?

   Bruno

[1] 
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=gnulib/maint-tools.git;a=blob;f=end-of-life.txt