[Buildroot] [PATCH] toolchain/crostool-NG: mark as deprecated

Peter Korsgaard jacmet at uclibc.org
Tue May 7 21:02:16 UTC 2013


>>>>> "Yann" == Yann E MORIN <yann.morin.1998 at free.fr> writes:

 Yann> From: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998 at free.fr>
 Yann> For the following reasons:
 Yann>   - it used to be broken without anyone noticing for a long time,
 Yann>   - it is still not fully integrated within the Buildroot set of options,
 Yann>   - it has not gained much traction (not even I use it),
 Yann>   - I've always argued that sustained development should use an external
 Yann>     toolchain, and not rely on building one with Buildroot,
 Yann>   - I did not submit any of the enhancements requested during the last
 Yann>     developpers' day in Brussels,
 Yann>   - I have neither the incentive nor the time to maintain and enhance it,

 Yann> it is time to deprecate the crosstool-NG backend for the 2013.05 release.

 Yann> Then, it will be entirely removed early in the 2013.08 cycle, to let some
 Yann> time for those that rely on it to voice their opinions. ;-)

Committed, thanks.

-- 
Bye, Peter Korsgaard



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