classpath-0.98 merge for GCC-4.4

Mon Aug 11 14:36:00 GMT 2008

Matthias Klose wrote:
> Looking forward at the the end of stage1 for GCC-4.4 and an upcoming
> classpath-0.98 release ... Apparently cp won't be released before the end of
> stage1, and GCC going directly from stage1 to stage3 would not allow a merge of
> a new classpath. How should we proceed? Merge cp from the trunk as it is today,
> and then ask for an exception for the merge of the final 0.98 release? Or ask
> for an exception to merge the final cp release during stage3? The merges itself
> should be straight forward.

As per the agreement we negotiated with the SC, libgcj has always had
a somewhat relaxed set of rules. I can see no good reason not to merge
from cp today; it gives us a chance to test things and subsequent changes
in Stage 2 should be minor.
Andrew.