Re: [commit] Deprecate remaining STREQ uses

Andrew Cagney
2003-11-26T20:54:43Z

>> BTW, coff (not xcoff) support which is where (ignoring ada, hi joel)
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> I will take care of removing all STREQ* usage from our ada-specific
> files. This update will then be contributed when we are finally ready to
> merge our sources into your tree.

Thanks. You'll see that I tweaked the ARI so that it doesn't include ada.

> Note, this raise another question: I consider that the Ada experience
> that we started a year ago (or maybe even longer) has failed. Since
> then, the ada-specific files tend to suffer from bitrot, and I presume
> that they also sometimes cause a small maintenance overhead when large
> changes such as this one are done. Shouldn't it make better sense to
> simply remove this file for now? It can be added back when we deliver.

I think having the code there is still helpful. It gave other
developers some context, for instance when recently studying PaulH's
expression changes. It also lets us see the problems that are heading
our way (that thread stuff :-).

enjoy,
Andrew