mps32 was Re: upcoming snapshot and 4.6.2

[Joel Sherrill <joel@OARcorp.com>]

Ralf's right.  4.6.2 isn't going to be the last 4.6 release
so let's just hold off.  The other patches in 4.6.2 have
some age on them.

Changing my mind like the wind.  :(  I have often said I
like things "finished" and "perfect" too much to be a good
release manager.  Thanks for slapping sense back into me
Ralf. :)

--joel

Ralf Corsepius wrote:
> On Tue, 2004-09-28 at 15:51, gregory.menke at gsfc.nasa.gov wrote:
> 
>>"Joel Sherrill <joel at OARcorp.com>" <joel.sherrill at OARcorp.com> writes:
>> > Jay Monkman wrote:
>> > > Can we get the MIPS32 support in? (I haven't checked lately, so maybe
>> > > it's alread in).
>> > > 
>> > 
>> > I don't know if it is in or not.  If it is very intrusive, it will
>> > have to go on the trunk.  But if it is mild and blessed (quickly)
>> > by you and Greg Menke, then it should be OK to go in.
> 
> 
> Are you guys referring to the patches attached to PR601?
> 
> IMHO, with a couple of weeks ahead, I would not be opposed to adding
> them to rtems-4-6-branch, but ATM, I think these patches are too
> intrusive to be "rushed into 4.6" "last minute".
> 
> 
>> > This is one on the edge since it technically is a new feature but
>> > I understand it is satisfying a number of users, doesn't require
>> > a tool upgrade, and is hopefully minor.
> 
> Hmm, I know too little about the mips to be sure.
> 
> The essential question to me is:
> Is -mips32 compiled code compatible to -mips1 compiled code?
> 
> 
>>If you can hold off on closing 4.6.2 for today, I'll try and get it
>>in.  Naturally all this comes along right in the middle of all the
>>other deliverables...lol
> 
> Frankly speaking, I'd rather see these patches to go into cvs-trunk
> first and then (optionally) backported to 4.6, later.
> 
> Ralf
> 
> 


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