From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from simark.ca by simark.ca with LMTP id fr6EGEHsh2C/AgAAWB0awg (envelope-from ) for ; Tue, 27 Apr 2021 06:49:37 -0400 Received: by simark.ca (Postfix, from userid 112) id 54A0C1F11C; Tue, 27 Apr 2021 06:49:37 -0400 (EDT) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on simark.ca X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.7 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RDNS_DYNAMIC,URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from sourceware.org (ip-8-43-85-97.sourceware.org [8.43.85.97]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by simark.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8BF161E940 for ; Tue, 27 Apr 2021 06:49:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: from server2.sourceware.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DCC08389367A; Tue, 27 Apr 2021 10:49:35 +0000 (GMT) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org DCC08389367A DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=sourceware.org; s=default; t=1619520575; bh=qsBCUEjmroQXoJQgNPWUf32EhHMchVH3HUGOMmnBe7M=; h=To:References:Subject:Date:In-Reply-To:List-Id:List-Unsubscribe: List-Archive:List-Post:List-Help:List-Subscribe:From:Reply-To:Cc: From; b=vJPVwLyaMqCX0NWEH38j/bDjCijpPcDGdc/2FlZBYRs6aAYkMDRfHR8T195+wXAii /ZdKK+W/wg65TqiXCIBiN4ThLjie2DLvhRKpEp+HLHkYIj4USHxvjjFCbHQtJ7fME5 bu+bDp1BTGpdJTQirkYatv7QO0Ehuo7QReQlVYpE= Received: from us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com (us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com [170.10.133.124]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A7C33894402 for ; Tue, 27 Apr 2021 10:49:33 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org 1A7C33894402 Received: from mail-wr1-f70.google.com (mail-wr1-f70.google.com [209.85.221.70]) (Using TLS) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP id us-mta-206-FjkDb6vAORe1c5jnJBznJg-1; Tue, 27 Apr 2021 06:49:31 -0400 X-MC-Unique: FjkDb6vAORe1c5jnJBznJg-1 Received: by mail-wr1-f70.google.com with SMTP id q18-20020adfc5120000b029010c2bdd72adso2617355wrf.16 for ; Tue, 27 Apr 2021 03:49:30 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:to:cc:references:from:subject:message-id:date :user-agent:mime-version:in-reply-to:content-language :content-transfer-encoding; bh=qsBCUEjmroQXoJQgNPWUf32EhHMchVH3HUGOMmnBe7M=; b=jQoWzQ8Zl9iNugw2SiYtPQ7Kj8Hoco8XrNUyqGiy+BCfj2oQblDWQcLiWyOgowz8nY mpF0BF6fy4CYQpQJgB8cYMFDtz68qZ+ED0xGfdToowkeTMN5Omp5uhwMLSyB0B4Rh8jq 1/u98yJHkpG4UeRHIxpC6Ssn8ZvMkzTEjvW1fWJiifB+BHhffnf3UMDhgSALJoJhugeL IW93XdkvPKRixZQL6ieOWbODIl448L35umiSoo7IzHhOLWhuDVaTCNABXviTM0j/wLEz JEk0hREOmS3V0RrEiuVOfGxljhWKh45baFtOWlFuJeOWC2neBc//hzgWkAt0nDWq+2Z9 wv7g== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530GhIqC3ntlaTyux0MwVTd1pcsKg7IAKOan9NM7JKlV0yMIY4Sb 5bOKR6yqkVBkgE41KkZ4Pe/1opGf1fEzngyjkecqBQ8LCzX69jcNpYEdzplT2XTuIkH4ad3cY74 Y9FRWEOzYIG6xtneRI9MGjw== X-Received: by 2002:adf:cf09:: with SMTP id o9mr28645165wrj.366.1619520569645; Tue, 27 Apr 2021 03:49:29 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJx9VQcxQsGAbVwL0lkUOSO0SJ9HMfuE7TbG/eipB8v1EXNHRSMbeNRFkjMUpsSGjGvxGzqM6Q== X-Received: by 2002:adf:cf09:: with SMTP id o9mr28645162wrj.366.1619520569557; Tue, 27 Apr 2021 03:49:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.1.2] ([80.168.237.61]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id e10sm3503311wrw.20.2021.04.27.03.49.28 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Tue, 27 Apr 2021 03:49:28 -0700 (PDT) To: Joseph Myers References: Subject: Re: RFC: Changing AC_PROG_CC to AC_PROG_CC_C99 in top level configure Message-ID: <68c0bd9b-64a2-a49b-3bb7-c92128e5e625@redhat.com> Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2021 11:49:28 +0100 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.8.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Language: en-GB Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: gdb-patches@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Gdb-patches mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , From: Nick Clifton via Gdb-patches Reply-To: Nick Clifton Cc: gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org, Binutils , gdb-patches@sourceware.org Errors-To: gdb-patches-bounces@sourceware.org Sender: "Gdb-patches" Hi Joseph, > This isn't an objection, since upgrading auto* for the toolchain can be > complicated, but note that AC_PROG_CC_C99 is obsolete in Autoconf 2.70 Ah - in which case changing to an about-to-be-obsolete macro is probably a bad idea. > and instead AC_PROG_CC enables C11 mode if supported. (So moving to the > latest Autoconf and Automake releases would supersede this change.) Makes sense. Is changing to autoconf 2.70 something that is planned for the near future ? I actually have a Fedora BZ open suggesting that the binutils be upgraded to use autoconf 2.71. I have put off doing this however as I am not an autoconf expert and I have no idea what the consequences might be. Cheers Nick