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[John Tytgat]

In message <cc81144a4f.druck at druck.freeuk.net>
          "David J. Ruck" <druck at druck.org.uk> wrote:

> On 30 Nov 2007 John Tytgat <John.Tytgat at aaug.net> wrote:
> > Being the person who spend the last year most of his spare time on getting
> > GCCSDK 4 in shape both as cross-compiler and native RISC OS version, *and*
> > getting the first pre-release out on RISC OS *and* actually having done
> > the OSLib ELF conversion, I can only suggest it once more to you : feel
> > free to spend your own free time on the things you find important.  I'm
> > more than happy to commit your fixes and test them out in an cross-compiler
> > environment as that won't take much time.  On the contrary RISC OS builds
> > of OSLib do take significantly more time.
> 
> > We had this discussion before : I don't think I made changes which
> > fundamentally prevent RISC OS builds, so feel free to get it back in shape.
> 
> Do you really think that given all the things a developer could be 
> doing instead, they are going to be encouraged to carry on supporting 
> this plaform, if before they can write a RISC OS application they have 
> to spend a considerable time working out how to build the compiler so 
> it runs under RISC OS?

What the heck are you talking about ? There have been releases of the
GCC compiler for RISC OS for about 10 years with the latest test RISC OS
binary release only two weeks ago
<URL:http://www.riscos.info/index.php/GCCSDK_Releases>.

> I'm afraid this only serves to marginalise and devalue your valuable 
> work, as the vast majority of RISC OS developers do so on RISC OS. 
> Once the compiler only runs on Linux, its only going to be used by 
> those working on large builds such as unix ports and NetSurf. The rest 
> of us will be stuck with an old version, which only serves to remind 
> us of the sound of nails being hammered in to confins.

Please stop being a drama queen and stop critisising people who are
still spending their time by doing actually development.  If you want to
help and want to contribute things for things you value, say so and we'll
coordinate the work and work together.  Standing aside and keep on shouting
how others should spend their free time, doesn't make a great impression.

> Anyway lets take this to csa.programmer if there is anything more ad 
> add.

I don't think so.

John.
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John Tytgat, in his comfy chair at home                                 BASS
John.Tytgat at aaug.net                             ARM powered, RISC OS driven