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

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From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini <at> gmail.com>
To: Tom Tromey <tromey <at> redhat.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 17:29:54 +0200

On 04/02/2012 05:16 PM, Tom Tromey wrote:
>>>>>> "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.
>
And it's the hacks I'd like to remove, not the option per se :-)

> The issue is removing a feature that an important user relies on.
> So far the suggested replacements haven't seemed that good to me.
>
Sorry if I sound dense, but what exactly is the feature you are talking
about here?

Regards,
  Stefano

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