Re: [gentoo-dev] gcc without ada,f77,objc ?

["Achim Gottinger" <achim@gentoo.org>]

>
> hi achim,
>
> <snip>
> > I agree and already too a short look. looks like all these packages need
> > gcc-core and the additional sub-package.
> > how do you think about an eclass for these builds?
> </snip>
>
Hi Johannes,

the problem ist that gcc (the binary) must be build with java,fortran,ada
support,
otherwise gcj... do not work, so it's not possible to use the separated
tarballs.
The only optimization might be to use separate packages for the
(java,fortran,ada)
libs and stick with use vars for the gcc built-in stuff. I agree with the
guys which want
private use flags like for mozilla otherwise we're in trouble with the
allready existing java use
flag.
As an alternative the gcc-related java use flag can be called javac or gjc,
fortran and ada should not make problems.

>
> in my opinion, the standard gcc ebuilds should be there for bootstrapping.
is
> it possible to use the intel c++ compiler icc for bootstrapping?

have not even given icc a try so i simply dont know at the moment, you might
want to take
a look in the bootstrap.sh script and modify it to install icc++ after the
second gcc build.

i tried last week to make a separate package for the binutils and gcc stuff.
it uses gcc-core and builds
binutils and gcc(one-step no bootstrapping) together. This can be used as a
replacement for the first binutils/gcc build during
bootstrapping and saves some time.

>
> if this is possible then we could decide to use the gcc compiler without
> java,f77 etc... during the bootstrap process.
>
> i've looked for you on irc but you didn't were there.
> i've seen that you have retired from the gentoo dev team... is it true???

yeah, i ran out of money two years ago because i only worked on gentoo
for 14 month without getting sponsors or making it a sellable (and of course
without looking for other part time jobs). Additionally daniel and i
had alot of communication trouble after sticking together on this project
for such a long time.
these troubles are out of the way now but i'm abit short in time now, that's
why you will not see
me on irc (it eats time) and that's why i'm labled as an hall of fame
developer (a title, i personally really like).

bye achim~


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