From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 29170 invoked by alias); 29 Jan 2002 18:09:12 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gdb-help@sources.redhat.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-owner@sources.redhat.com Received: (qmail 28633 invoked from network); 29 Jan 2002 18:08:25 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO heimdall.inter.net.il) (192.114.186.17) by sources.redhat.com with SMTP; 29 Jan 2002 18:08:25 -0000 Received: from zaretsky (diup-218-23.inter.net.il [213.8.218.23]) by heimdall.inter.net.il (Mirapoint) with ESMTP id BEK24774; Tue, 29 Jan 2002 20:08:16 +0200 (IST) Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 10:09:00 -0000 From: "Eli Zaretskii" To: ac131313@cygnus.com Message-Id: <1659-Tue29Jan2002200739+0200-eliz@is.elta.co.il> X-Mailer: emacs 21.2.50 (via feedmail 8 I) and Blat ver 1.8.9 CC: gdb@sources.redhat.com In-reply-to: <3C56CECC.7040102@cygnus.com> (message from Andrew Cagney on Tue, 29 Jan 2002 11:33:16 -0500) Subject: Re: [rfc] maint note on obsoleting code Reply-to: Eli Zaretskii References: <3C56CECC.7040102@cygnus.com> X-SW-Source: 2002-01/txt/msg00331.txt.bz2 > Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 11:33:16 -0500 > From: Andrew Cagney > > @emph{Maintainer note: Removing old code, while regrettable, is a good > thing. Firstly it helps the developers by removing code that is either > no longer relevant or simply wrong. Secondly since it removes any > history associated with the file (effectively clearing the slate) the > developer has a much freer hand when it comes to fixing broken files.} > > should it be softened further? It's okay with me.