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Tue Nov 18 22:32:00 GMT 2003

I downloaded some builds made by Mohan Embar on 
http://www.thisiscool.com/gcc_mingw.htm: they contain some unapproved 
patches that proven to be really useful. So I'd like to ask JoÃ£o to code 
the patch and Mohan to apply it and give us a fixed gcj. This might 
convince Ranjit, Bryce or Tom to lift their finger... :-)
I think this is what Mohan proposed in his last message.
Thanks for your interest in this topic
Luciano
Mohan Embar wrote:
> Hi JoÃ£o,
>>>>But are you the only one to decide if a patch is included or not in FSF 
>>sources?
>>>>I do not see any valid reason not to include a simple and working patch 
>>(even if you have a great plan for the future)!
>>> Tom Tromey has currently commissioned me to review Win32 patches.
>> Like I said before, I am reluctant to do this now for the reasons I previously
> mentioned. What's more, I won't unilaterally decide on something of this
> scope because:
>> - I would want to ensure that the POSIX folks would be okay with a
> Win32-only solution to a multiplatform problem.
> - I would want someone like Ranjit's, Bryce's or Tom's thumbs-up for this
> anyway. I would solicit this advice even if I was the author of the patch.
> (You or I could chime in if Bryce or Tom needed details on Win32-specific
> issues.)
> - This might be too big a change for Stage 3:
>> http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/java/2003-11/msg00146.html
>> (Maybe not, though, since so many non-English people are inconvenienced
> by this. This is too big a decision for me, however.)
>> Nevertheless, if you submit a patch to java-patches and get someone like
> Tom or Bryce to approve it, I'll happily commit it. I doubt they'll lift a finger, though,
> unless it's a real, tested patch.
>> And as I said before, my offer to put out a custom build based on a
> real patch + indication of which codebase still stands.
>>>>I will not comment on your other arguments for now... But I do not agree 
>>with some of them.
>>> I welcome all discussion on this subject. I've learned a lot.
>> -- Mohan
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