On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 10:18 AM, Yann E. MORIN
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Carmelo, All,
>
> On Tuesday 04 January 2011 12:22:41 Carmelo AMOROSO wrote:
>> On 1/4/2011 12:12 PM, Abdoulaye Walsimou GAYE wrote:
>> > On 01/04/2011 12:03 PM, Carmelo AMOROSO wrote:
>> > I don't think it is the responsibility of C library to set such compiler
>> > switches at all.
>> > If the gcc is configured correctly, it will set all these switches
>> > correctly as well.
>
> I do agree with this.
>
>> this is true, but in case you don't have a properly/optimal configured
>> gcc, why not taking advantages of this settings (if correct) ?
>> Anyway I'm open to reconsider this approach.
>
> Back some time ago, it had been discussed that it was up to the user to
> properly configure his/her compiler to the desired target system:
>  http://lists.uclibc.org/pipermail/uclibc/2010-January/043506.html
>
> <quote>
>  Once upon a time (not so long ago...), there was the idea floating around [1]
>  that uClibc should not care about the specifics of the target CPU, and should
>  leave that to the compiler to decide. There even have been a mere attempt at
>  doing so [2] [3], and even a consensus (at the time) [4] [5] but the code did
>  not make it to the tree...
> [...]
>  [1] http://lists.uclibc.org/pipermail/uclibc/2009-April/042262.html
>        and subsequent post in the thread.
>  [2] http://lists.uclibc.org/pipermail/uclibc/2009-April/042276.html
>  [3] http://lists.uclibc.org/pipermail/uclibc/2009-April/042277.html
>  [4] http://lists.uclibc.org/pipermail/uclibc/2009-April/042291.html
>  [5] http://lists.uclibc.org/pipermail/uclibc/2009-April/042329.html
> </quote>
>
> There was an updated tentative-patchset posted by me one year ago, but it
> did not get applied (patches in the thread):
>  http://lists.uclibc.org/pipermail/uclibc/2010-January/043535.html
>
> I'm ready to rebase this patchset in the near future (say, ready before
> FOSDEM) if that is still deemed a good way to go.

Please rebase and submit again. I will take a look at them

>
> Regards,
> Yann E. MORIN.
>
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