Mail Archives: djgpp/1996/11/16/22:57:56
alaric AT abwillms DOT demon DOT co DOT uk (Alaric B. Williams) was overheard
mumbling incoherently about Re: Future of Allegro (?):
>there's only one set of sources to change. OTOH, libhw expects a
>patched gcc, and Allegro is fine on normal gcc. Making Allegro use
>libhw and thus expect patched gcc will be a problem for those people
>who would find it hard to get a patched gcc (2400 baud modem etc!).
>Any thoughts?
I think requiring a patched gcc for Allegro would be a bad idea, since
a surprising number of people get Allegro without even getting make
(and then bug us about it here ;)
Also, it could get confusing if other patches for gcc become available
(eg the Pentium optimization patch)
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