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Re: Remaining builtin_types (potential flag day)
- From: Jim Blandy <jimb at redhat dot com>
- To: Andrew Cagney <cagney at gnu dot org>
- Cc: gdb at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: 28 Jul 2004 17:45:42 -0500
- Subject: Re: Remaining builtin_types (potential flag day)
- References: <4107CCED.3040900@gnu.org>
Andrew Cagney <cagney@gnu.org> writes:
> There are currently ~1400 occurances of /builtin_type_/ in GDB's
> source. While some are ok (builtin_type_ieee...*) many are not
> (typically needing a conversion to builtin_type()).
>
> For the moment we can let these remaining uses be migrated
> incrementally (chance has it someone will find an interface change
> (1)). However, eventually, well have to change all remaining
> references. Given their magnitude, this suggests a "Flag Day".
By 'flag day', you mean one day in which all references are changed,
and the old definitions are deleted?