Re: gcc-4.8.x import

[David Holland <dholland-tech%netbsd.org@localhost>]

On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 08:16:14PM +0000, David Laight wrote:
 > What about a gcc_old tree that imports the old version from the 'gcc'
 > tree (probably as a vendor branch import).

That's not a bad idea actually. It will use a bit more space, but
that's not a big deal.

 > The other option is (somehow) to arrange to checkout a tag for the
 > builds that can't use HEAD.
 > Having put down a branch tag (etc) before importing the new version.

That kind of stuff can be done with modules, but it would also be a
barrier to moving away from CVS so it probably isn't a good idea.

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David A. Holland
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