Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 09:06:58 -0800 (PST) From: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com> To: eivind@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: committers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/contrib/gcc/config/i386 freebsd.h src/sys/sys param.h Message-ID: <199902111706.JAA55863@vashon.polstra.com> In-Reply-To: <19990211114037.X96008@bitbox.follo.net> References: <199902110929.UAA19899@godzilla.zeta.org.au> <19990211020516.B29538@dragon.nuxi.com>
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In article <19990211114037.X96008@bitbox.follo.net>,
Eivind Eklund <eivind@FreeBSD.ORG> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 11, 1999 at 02:05:16AM -0800, David O'Brien wrote:
> > > > contrib/gcc/config/i386 freebsd.h
> > > > Log:
> > > > Set __FreeBSD_cc_version for 3.1
> > >
> > > This is bogus. FreeBSD's version of cc didn't change.
> >
> > According to rev 1.21, "change the numbering scheme of
> > __FreeBSD_cc_version. Its form is now like __FreeBSD_version, with the
> > FreeBSD revision in the top digits."
>
> I don't think we should bounce this unless it is necessary (ie, change
> it when there are changes in cc, and at that point include the FreeBSD
> revision in the top digits). The only benefit I can see in bouncing
> it otherwise is if somebody forget to bounce it when they do changes.
The main thing as far as I'm concerned is that we have to be able to
track changes independently on different branches that exist at the
same time, e.g., RELENG_3 and -current. That was the rationale for
putting the FreeBSD release number in the top digits. For example,
it's not inconceivable that some day we'll add a new feature only in
the -stable branch, and a different new feature in -current. A single
monotonically-increasing __FreeBSD_version shared by all the branches
wouldn't handle that.
John
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