Re: [COMMIT] OpenBSD/mips64 target and native support

[Andrew Cagney <cagney@gnu.org>]

Mark Kettenis wrote:
>    Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 13:39:08 -0500
>    From: Andrew Cagney <cagney@gnu.org>
> 
>    >>> This part:
>    >>>
>    >>>
>    >>>> +DEPRECATED_TM_FILE= tm-nbsd.h
>    >>>
>    >>>
>    >>> is no longer acceptable.
> 
>    The situtation we have here is identical to that we encountered when we 
>    first made it a requirement that not just new architectures, but also 
>    extensions to exsting architectures, had to be multi-arch.   We set the 
>    standard and then helped developers exceed it.
> 
>    Our only mistake was to "blink" when it came to the solib problem. 
>    We've been "blinking" for too many years now.
> 
> So should I just commit the attached to get things moving?

If it was committed after 2004-09-13, sure.  Oh, it wasn't.

> IMHO, getting the solib h thingy fixed simply isn't top priority.
> There are more important issues in GDB that deserve my attention.

> Scaring away contributors by making unreasonable demands isn't a
> sensible thing to do.

Our situtation here is identical to what we encountered with basic 
multi-arch, the frame code, the regcace code, the function call code. 
There, with our help and co-operation, people not just stepped up to, 
but also exceeded the challenge.

Andrew