Steven Bosscher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> The linker and assembler used by the port are proprietary, and can't >>> be made publicly available at this point. The port will have to be >>> assembler output only. >> >> I suppose this means that nobody but you will ever be able to run/test your >> backend. If you are fine with this, I don't think anybody will object. > > I think people should object. What is the point in having a free > software compiler if e.g. users can't use a complete free toolchain; > or gcc developers not being able to test changes when some patch > needs changes in every port.
You can still test compilation, at least. I think it makes sense as an intermediate step, assuming the port of binutils is in the works. Usually first binutils is contributed, but hey. -- Giovanni Bajo
