On 2021-04-08 9:11 a.m., David Edelsohn wrote: >>> AIX continues to use and support STABS, although it is transitioning >>> to DWARF. If this is intended as a general statement about removal of >>> STABS support in GCC, >> >> Yes, it is. >> >> Richard. > > Richard, > > It is inappropriate to unilaterally make this decision without > discussion with all affected ports and maintainers, without warning, > and without deprecation. I request that you rescind this decision. > > It is somewhat ironic to act as a dictator when we are having a > discussion about dictatorial behavior in GCC leadership.
I don't really want to start such a debate about GCC politics. If stabs is not ready to be deleted, that's fine. But it would be good to go through all targets for which it is the default (like avr), and see if they are ready to be switched to DWARF. That's a baby step towards eventually deleting it. Simon
