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m68k at risk of being dropped from gcc 11
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2019 7:10 pm
by cero
The m68k backend is at risk of being dropped from gcc release 11. It uses some old conventions, and needs to be updated.
There's a bounty open, currently 5,3k $:
https://www.bountysource.com/issues/807 ... e-releases
Having a modern gcc is very useful for Gen development. Perhaps folks here want to chip in, or to try the conversion & earn the bounty?
Re: m68k at risk of being dropped from gcc 11
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 10:14 am
by cero
m68k has been saved.
Re: m68k at risk of being dropped from gcc 11
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 10:27 am
by Stef
Good news
Re: m68k at risk of being dropped from gcc 11
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 2:01 pm
by Chilly Willy
With as much money as that bounty had, SOMEONE was going to do it.
Re: m68k at risk of being dropped from gcc 11
Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2019 8:58 am
by Stef
Oh ok, you did it
Re: m68k at risk of being dropped from gcc 11
Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2019 10:56 am
by Sik
Shame I can't get it to show what was the final bounty amount (I'm probably doing something stupid?). I remember it had reached $6000 some days before it was claimed.
Re: m68k at risk of being dropped from gcc 11
Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2019 2:49 pm
by Chilly Willy
Wasn't me. I did look into it, but it got claimed before I could even start.
I imagine someone who works on gcc a lot and is familiar with the internals did it. Compilers are complex beasts, and gcc is one of the more complex out there.
Re: m68k at risk of being dropped from gcc 11
Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2019 4:42 pm
by Stef
Definitely very complex, as you said i guess it's someone with had already hands in GCC code. Even for 10000$ i don't know if i would have tried as i've absolutely no experience with GCC compiler code.