GNU bug report logs - #11034
Removing 'cygnus' mode in the near future

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Package: automake;

Reported by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:03:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch

Done: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>

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From: Tom Tromey <tromey <at> redhat.com>
To: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>
Cc: gcc <at> gcc.gnu.org, 11034 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, gdb <at> sourceware.org, iant <at> google.com, automake <at> gnu.org, ams <at> gnu.org, binutils <at> sourceware.org, joseph <at> codesourcery.com
Subject: bug#11034: Binutils, GDB, GCC and Automake's 'cygnus' option
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:16:30 -0600

>>>>> "Stefano" == Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com> writes:

Stefano> True, and that was even stated in the manual; the whole point
Stefano> of ditching support for cygnus trees is that by now those two
Stefano> big users are basically not making any real use of the 'cygnus'
Stefano> option anymore.  To quote my previous report:

Stefano>       ./bfd/doc/Makefile.in:AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.9 cygnus
Stefano>       ./bfd/doc/Makefile.in:# cygnus option.
Stefano>       ./bfd/doc/Makefile.am:AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.9 cygnus
Stefano>       ./bfd/doc/Makefile.am:# cygnus option.

But this is a reason not to remove it; or at least to restore the
previous handling of info files.

I don't care about the cygnus option per se.  It was always a grab bag
of hacks.  The issue is removing a feature that an important user relies
on.  So far the suggested replacements haven't seemed that good to me.

Tom
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