llvm dev - Mar 2015 - [LLVMdev] RFC: I plan to remove the autoconf and Makefile build of LLD

I have fixed the issue locally, but been out of the office - can apply the fix -
or just maintain the makefiles locally if no-one else really wants them,

fine with whatever the community decision is.
Iain

On 11 Mar 2015, at 22:11, Rui Ueyama wrote:
> I'd agree, but the Makefiles were added just 9 months ago. I don't
know if there's a real need of any kind. Added Iain who added these files.
> 
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Chandler Carruth <chandlerc at
gmail.com> wrote:
> This time with the correct mailing list address... See below...
> 
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 3:07 PM, Chandler Carruth <chandlerc at
gmail.com> wrote:
> Why?
> 
> 1) We're moving away from autoconf already today. We're hoping to
drop it completely soon.
> 2) It doesn't work today and no one is complaining.
> 3) It hasn't worked for weeks and no one has complained.
> 
> Due to #2 and #3, I believe it is dead code. I can't even test my
changes to it because it doesn't work.
> 
> I don't want to invest time fixing it if we're moving the other
direction.
> 
> -Chandler
> 
> 
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Looks like most developers prefer Makefile removal, and there's no
push-back. Let's go ahead and remove them. I'll send a patch.

On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 3:33 PM, Iain Sandoe <iain at codesourcery.com>
wrote:
> I have fixed the issue locally, but been out of the office - can apply the
> fix - or just maintain the makefiles locally if no-one else really wants
> them,
>
> fine with whatever the community decision is.
> Iain
>
> On 11 Mar 2015, at 22:11, Rui Ueyama wrote:
>
> I'd agree, but the Makefiles were added just 9 months ago. I don't
know if
> there's a real need of any kind. Added Iain who added these files.
>
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Chandler Carruth <chandlerc at
gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> This time with the correct mailing list address... See below...
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 3:07 PM, Chandler Carruth <chandlerc at
gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Why?
>>>
>>> 1) We're moving away from autoconf already today. We're
hoping to drop
>>> it completely soon.
>>> 2) It doesn't work today and no one is complaining.
>>> 3) It hasn't worked for weeks and no one has complained.
>>>
>>> Due to #2 and #3, I believe it is dead code. I can't even test
my
>>> changes to it because it doesn't work.
>>>
>>> I don't want to invest time fixing it if we're moving the
other
>>> direction.
>>>
>>> -Chandler
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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I fixed the immediate problem - please let me know when you are going to break
my build so I can switch to maintaining it locally.
thanks
Iain
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On 13 Mar 2015, at 17:04, Rui Ueyama wrote:
> Looks like most developers prefer Makefile removal, and there's no
push-back. Let's go ahead and remove them. I'll send a patch.
> 
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 3:33 PM, Iain Sandoe <iain at
codesourcery.com> wrote:
> I have fixed the issue locally, but been out of the office - can apply the
fix - or just maintain the makefiles locally if no-one else really wants them,
> 
> fine with whatever the community decision is.
> Iain
> 
> On 11 Mar 2015, at 22:11, Rui Ueyama wrote:
> 
>> I'd agree, but the Makefiles were added just 9 months ago. I
don't know if there's a real need of any kind. Added Iain who added
these files.
>> 
>> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Chandler Carruth <chandlerc at
gmail.com> wrote:
>> This time with the correct mailing list address... See below...
>> 
>> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 3:07 PM, Chandler Carruth <chandlerc at
gmail.com> wrote:
>> Why?
>> 
>> 1) We're moving away from autoconf already today. We're hoping
to drop it completely soon.
>> 2) It doesn't work today and no one is complaining.
>> 3) It hasn't worked for weeks and no one has complained.
>> 
>> Due to #2 and #3, I believe it is dead code. I can't even test my
changes to it because it doesn't work.
>> 
>> I don't want to invest time fixing it if we're moving the other
direction.
>> 
>> -Chandler
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
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