[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] Drop support for gcc-2.95

[Diego Biurrun]

On Thu, Jul 13, 2006 at 02:59:55AM +0300, Uoti Urpala wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-07-13 at 01:00 +0200, Diego Biurrun wrote:
> > And the reason that we will *NOT* drop support for gcc 2.95 is that we
> > have traditionally insisted on supporting it and there is only a small
> 
> That's hardly a reason...

It is a reason, combined with the next line ..

> > minority that sees a reason to stop doing that.

.. that you seem to have cut from your quote.

> > Now drop this silly subject and stop wasting everybody's time, including
> > your own.  Several seasoned developers have spoken up in favor of
> > keeping gcc 2.95 support, none have voted against it.  I recall at least
> > Michael, Reimar, Rich, Roberto and myself in favor of gcc 2.95 and only
> 
> I don't remember Michael expressing a clear opinion in either direction.
> You, Reimar and Roberto basically said you thought the cost of support
> was low, saying little about any positive value of support.

Maybe we were not clear enough, but very clearly there was no support in
your direction.  To change tradition you need strong support.  You
obviously don't have that, so please give up.  Maybe you'll attain it in
the future, try again in a year or two.

> > Please stop flaming now, this is getting nowhere.  I'm sure Rich will
> 
> I don't think I've been flaming except in some mails with Rich, the
> recent ones of which haven't been directly about dropping gcc-2.95
> support anyway.

Then find another word for it.  You're flogging a dead horse here and
going nowhere, yet you continue with the subject for no good reason.
Call it flaming, trolling or whatever you wish, but please just stop it.

Thanks

Diego