Re: Obsolete GDB's m32r support

Frank Ch. Eigler
2002-06-18T14:06:49Z

Hi -

> > Can you summarize the technical reasons for this dichotomy of
> > outcomes? In what way does the presence of old targets pose a
> > technical challenge to more modern multiarch'd ones? In other words,
> > what technical reasons exist to not allow old targets to stick around
> > as they are?
>
> The rationale for this move has been discussed on a number of occasions
> in the past, can I recommend a quick search through the e-mail archives
> and a review of that previous debate.

A quick search resulted only in (valid) descriptions of multi-arch
superiority, and dicta that old targets shall convert or die. It
didn't answer my question above. Perhaps you could spare time for
a more specific pointer?

- FChE