[RTEMS Project] #2377: rtems_waf: Tools without a version are not supported

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#2377: rtems_waf: Tools without a version are not supported
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 Reporter:  sebastian.huber  |       Owner:
     Type:  defect           |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  4.11
Component:  tools            |     Version:  4.11
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                   |
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Comment (by chrisj):

 Replying to [comment:4 sebastian.huber]:
 > The RCC archives use a version:
 >
 > http://gaisler.com/anonftp/rcc/bin/linux/
 >

 These look like old tools. My understanding is un-versioned tools would
 not be be part of any 4.11 version and the last un-versioned tools by
 Gaisler was 4.10.

 > However, the tools use all a sparc-rtems- prefix without a version.

 We should not and really cannot support un-versioned tools in the project.
 I will discourage any efforts to make it supported.

 > I found it convenient to use this scheme for the RTEMS master as well.
 You can build the tools with an arbitrary string after the target-rtems,
 e.g. sparc-rtemsfoobarblug99.abc is also allowed.

 Did you try the --rtems-version option, ie --rtems-
 version=foobarblug99.abc ?

 I support any version label and encourage custom ones for a specific user
 build. It is just no versioning I wish to discourage.

 Note, the waf based rtems-config support has a bug with a hardcoded
 version.

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