Re: [patch] Zap a29k ultra native stuff

Re: [patch] Zap a29k ultra native stuff

[Jason Molenda]

Andrew wrote:

> 
> The a29k is very much on notice (obsolete announcement sent out).
> 

Does this mean you're looking at dropping the utils/amd-udi directory
as well?  This is some code to talk to a ROM monitor that was used
on 29k boards long ago, it's a code drop of AMD's own support code
slightly munged to work in our build setup.  Mostly, though, it's
1.4MB of wasted disk space on every gdb checkout these days.

Jason

Re: [patch] Zap a29k ultra native stuff

[Andrew Cagney]

>> The a29k is very much on notice (obsolete announcement sent out).

> Does this mean you're looking at dropping the utils/amd-udi directory
> as well?  This is some code to talk to a ROM monitor that was used
> on 29k boards long ago, it's a code drop of AMD's own support code
> slightly munged to work in our build setup.  Mostly, though, it's
> 1.4MB of wasted disk space on every gdb checkout these days.

Yep (delete a29k?)!  The below went out problably 1s after 5.1 was 
released.  Hmm, forgot to cc gdb@, I'll forward the original post.

I'm playing with a draft patch in my local sandpit.  The number of 
remote-*.c targets that are deleted is suprising.  This must have been a 
popular target back in its time.

enjoy,
Andrew


> [Reply-to: GDB Discussion < gdb AT sources DOT redhat DOT com > ]
> 
> Hello,
> 
> As part of GDB 5.2, the a29k target
> 
>     a29k-* (a29k-aout, a29k-coff, ...)
> 
> has been identified as a candidate for obsolescence.  This target:
> 
>     o    depends on the the macro HOST_BYTE_ORDER
>         which is being deleted from GDB.
> 
>     o    does not build multi-arch.
> 
>     o    has no active maintainer
> 
> ``Configurations that have been declared obsolete in this release have
> been commented out.  Unless there is activity to revive these
> configurations, the next release of GDB will have their sources
> permanently REMOVED.''
> 
> If you have any comments or questions on this, please send them to the GDB Discussion group.
> 
>         Andrew
> 
> Andrew Cagney
> Acting Head GDB Maintainer
> 

[patch] Zap a29k ultra native stuff

[Andrew Cagney]

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The a29k is very much on notice (obsolete announcement sent out).

Andrew

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2001-12-01  Andrew Cagney  <ac131313@redhat.com>

	* NEWS: Note that a29k-nyu-sym1 and a29k-*-kern* were deleted.
	* configure.host: Delete a29k-*-* host.
	* configure.tgt: Delete a29k-*-kern* and a29k-*-sym1* targets.
	* config/a29k/a29k-kern.mt: Delete file.
	* config/a29k/nm-ultra3.h: Delete file.
	* config/a29k/tm-ultra3.h: Delete file.
	* config/a29k/ultra3.mh: Delete file.
	* config/a29k/ultra3.mt: Delete file.
	* config/a29k/xm-ultra3.h: Delete file.

Index: NEWS
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.44
diff -p -r1.44 NEWS
*** NEWS	2001/12/01 22:19:30	1.44
--- NEWS	2001/12/01 22:32:15
*************** Harris/CXUX m88k				m88*-harris-cxux*
*** 18,23 ****
--- 18,24 ----
  Most ns32k hosts and targets			ns32k-*-mach3* ns32k-umax-*
  						ns32k-utek-sysv* ns32k-utek-*
  SunOS 4.0.Xi on i386				i[3456]86-*-sunos*
+ Ultracomputer (29K) running Sym1		a29k-nyu-sym1 a29k-*-kern*
  
  * Changes to command line processing
  
Index: configure.host
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/configure.host,v
retrieving revision 1.28
diff -p -r1.28 configure.host
*** configure.host	2001/12/01 22:19:30	1.28
--- configure.host	2001/12/01 22:32:15
*************** esac
*** 28,35 ****
  
  case "${host}" in
  
- # OBSOLETE a29k-*-*)		gdb_host=ultra3 ;;
- 
  alpha*-*-osf1*)		gdb_host=alpha-osf1 ;;
  alpha*-*-osf2*)		gdb_host=alpha-osf2 ;;
  alpha*-*-osf[3456789]*)	gdb_host=alpha-osf3 ;;
--- 28,33 ----
Index: configure.tgt
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/configure.tgt,v
retrieving revision 1.42
diff -p -r1.42 configure.tgt
*** configure.tgt	2001/12/01 22:19:30	1.42
--- configure.tgt	2001/12/01 22:32:15
*************** a29k-*-aout*)		gdb_target=a29k ;;
*** 39,47 ****
  a29k-*-coff*)		gdb_target=a29k ;;
  a29k-*-elf*)		gdb_target=a29k ;;
  a29k-*-ebmon*)		gdb_target=a29k ;;
- # OBSOLETE a29k-*-kern*)		gdb_target=a29k-kern ;;
  a29k-*-none*)		gdb_target=a29k ;;
- # OBSOLETE a29k-*-sym1*)		gdb_target=ultra3 ;;
  a29k-*-udi*)		gdb_target=a29k-udi ;;
  a29k-*-vxworks*)        gdb_target=vx29k ;;
  
--- 39,45 ----