svn commit: r356379 - head/share/mk

[Yasuhiro KIMURA]

From: Warner Losh <imp at bsdimp.com>
Subject: Re: svn commit: r356379 - head/share/mk
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2020 11:26:07 -0600

>> > Author: emaste
>> > Date: Sun Jan  5 16:59:24 2020
>> > New Revision: 356379
>> > URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/356379
>> >
>> > Log:
>> >   src.opts.mk: disable BINUTILS_BOOTSTRAP on mips64*
>>
>> I should probably make this the case for all of mips* and sparc64.
>> Using a decade-old binutils with a contemporary compiler (either Clang
>> or GCC) isn't likely to be a combination used by anyone else and it's
>> not going to be a good use of our time investigating and addressing
>> any issues that arise.
>>
> I'd agree. There are lots of bugs or missing features in our binutils that
> will bite people...

Just out of curiosity, is there any retirement plan for binutils in
base system at the moment?

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Yasuhiro KIMURA