[Bug 431633] Review Request: libffi - High level programming interface to various calling conventions

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Summary: Review Request: libffi - High level programming interface to various calling conventions


https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431633





------- Additional Comments From rc040203 at freenet.de  2008-02-14 10:21 EST -------
(In reply to comment #17)
> I agree with Anthony: libffi has never been part of gcc.
> 
> I agree with Anthony: libffi is not a part of gcc, and never has been.
I think you should communicate these claims to the GCS and the FSF.

> 1.  We need to decouple the release cycle of libffi from that of gcc.
> Having to ask jakub to rebuild the whole gcc package for a small 
> libffi change is a big nuisance.
> 
> 2.  jakub has made it plain that he doesn't want to build a libffi
> sub-package of gcc.
This is the point: Redhat has decided to fork.

May I ask Jacub to split out libiberty?



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