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From: spee@qmfl.jrdc.go.jp (Paul SPEE)
Newsgroups: gnu.gcc
Subject: Re: The purpose of info-gcc.
Message-ID: <708@qmfl.jrdc.go.jp>
Date: 28 Feb 90 07:25:02 GMT
References: <9002272346.AA01632@sugar-bombs.ai.mit.edu>
Reply-To: spee@paul.jrdc.go.jp (Paul SPEE)
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In article <9002272346.AA01632@sugar-bombs.ai.mit.edu> rms@AI.MIT.EDU writes:
>There seems to be some confusion still about what info-gcc should be
>used for.  So I will restate the purpose.
>
>The purpose of this mailing list (info-gcc, aka the newsgroup gnu.gcc)
>is to post announcements from the Free Software Foundation to the
>users of GCC.  This includes both technical announcements such as new
>versions, and political announcements, such as our support for the
>League for Programming Freedom.
>
>By contrast, gnu.misc.discuss has been created for discussions.

In article <9002280004.AA01740@sugar-bombs.ai.mit.edu> rms@AI.MIT.EDU writes:
>There seems to be an argument under way in info-gcc about what kinds
>of variable allocation strategies are legitimate for a C compiler to use.
>
>Please stop this argument.  It does not help me decide what to
>implement.  It is also not very useful for the other readers; even
>assuming they want to know the answer to this question, the low
>signal-to-noise ratio in such an argument makes it a bad way of
>informing them.
>
>In the future, if you see something which GCC does which might perhaps
>be suboptimal, please report it to bug-gcc@prep.ai.mit.edu.  That is
>where all suggestions should be sent--not to info-gcc or (aka gnu.gcc).
>I appreciate suggestions, but I would prefer if they were sent in a
>fashion that did not impose on all the users.
>
>If someone else makes a suggestion, please don't send your opinion of
>the suggestion to either of the mailing lists.  Please leave it to me
>to decide whether I would like to use the suggestion.

I propose the creation of the newsgroup alt.gcc, as the use of this
newsgroup (gnu.gcc) is limited to the officers of the Free Software
Foundation.

I will refrain from posting my remarks on local register allocation,
but instead reply to the original author. Anyone interested in them
can send me a mail and I will send a copy.

Regards, Paul Spee