Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 16:45:57 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: George Foot <mert0407 AT sable DOT ox DOT ac DOT uk>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: RHIDE linker problems - HELP!
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On 26 Jan 1998, George Foot wrote:

> Would this have to go into the gcc sources as maintained by the FSF?

If we want it to be there in future versions, yes.

> If so, do they mind having DOS-specific features added?  I get the
> impression that the FSF in general don't take DOS at all seriously...

There's no contradiction between not taking DOS seriously and accepting
DOS-specific patches.  With a single exception (don't ask me who is that
person, I won't tell), no maintainer of a GNU package has ever declined a
DJGPP-specific patch that I submitted.