m68k at risk of being dropped from gcc 11

[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?

[cero]

m68k has been saved.

[Stef]

Good news

[Chilly Willy]

With as much money as that bounty had, SOMEONE was going to do it.

[Stef]

Oh ok, you did it

[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.

[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.

[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.