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Re: [rfc] maint note on obsoleting code
- From: Andrew Cagney <ac131313 at cygnus dot com>
- To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz at is dot elta dot co dot il>
- Cc: gdb at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 11:33:16 -0500
- Subject: Re: [rfc] maint note on obsoleting code
- References: <Pine.SUN.3.91.1020124190727.21049C-100000@is>
> On Thu, 24 Jan 2002, Andrew Cagney wrote:
>
>
>> @emph{Maintainer note: Obsoleting a target or code is actually a good
>> thing.
>
>
> Aren't we supposed to be mightily sad when some target becomes obsolete?
> They mostly do because no one wants to maintain them anymore, a user who
> cannot afford hacking GDB will not be pleased...
It now reads:
@emph{Maintainer note: Removing old code, while regrettable, is a good
thing. Firstly it helps the developers by removing code that is either
no longer relevant or simply wrong. Secondly since it removes any
history associated with the file (effectively clearing the slate) the
developer has a much freer hand when it comes to fixing broken files.}
should it be softened further?
Andrew