Hi Guys,
I was thinking that it would be nice to make plugins a "first-class
citizen" in the gcc world by having a proper directory structure and
integration into the rest of gcc. For example:
gcc/plugins <-- Everything plugin-y starts here
gcc/plugins/Make-lang.in <-- Makefile fragment.
gcc/plugins/src <-- Maybe move gcc/plugins.[c|h|def] here ?
gcc/plugins/doc <-- Actual documentation, wow!
gcc/plugins/testsuite <-- Tests for the plugins and their integration
into gcc
gcc/plugins/config <-- Subdirectories of this directory contain each
real plugin
gcc/plugins/config/annobin <-- For example, this is where my pet plugin
would go
Plus there could be an official plugins maintainer. (I am willing to
volunteer, so is Aldy Hernandez). The documentation would be compiled
along with the rest of gcc's documentation and the testsuite would be
run as part of gcc's normal testing process. Ideally I would also
like to see plugin test failures be considered as blockers for new
releases, but that is something for the future.
So, what do you think ? Should I create a patch and submit it for
official review ?
Cheers
Nick
