Re: [PATCH] [wwwdocs] Update description of GM2 and document branch
Gerald Pfeifer writes: >> +is fully operational with the GCC 10 and GCC 11 (on > > Here I'd omit "the", though I cannot (linguistically) explain why > and have to refer to established practice. thanks for catching the unnecessary "the" - all committed and pushed now, regards, Gaius
Re: [PATCH] [wwwdocs] Update description of GM2 and document branch
On Mon, 12 Jul 2021, Gaius Mulley wrote: >> Usually I'd just say "subject", which is a header in our mail systems; >> the term "subject line" isn't widely used. > feel free to overrule and use "subject". I copied the text from other > branch descriptions :-) (there are 38 uses). I guess there should be > consistency on the web page - perhaps they could all be changed though - > what do you think? Ah, in that case suggestion withdrawn, and I'll separately see whether we can simplify/unify anything there. > thanks for the suggestions and maintaining the pages. Below are the > proposed updated patches As maintainer, you don't need to seek approval for doc or web patches related to your area of maintainership, though of course I'm always happy to have a look. > +is fully operational with the GCC 10 and GCC 11 (on Here I'd omit "the", though I cannot (linguistically) explain why and have to refer to established practice. Cheers, Gerald
Re: [PATCH] [wwwdocs] Update description of GM2 and document branch
Gerald Pfeifer writes: > I realize this predates your patch (which merely changes version numbers), > but a reference to back ends could be misunderstood. I assume GNU Modula-2 > doesn't just use the back ends (x86, aarch64,...), but also the middle-end > and tree optimizers etc.? > > What do you think about just saying "with GCC 10 and GCC 11". Hi Gerald, yes indeed this sounds more accurate. >> Work is in progress to move the front end to >> +the GCC trunk. The front end is mostly written in Modula-2, but >> +includes a bootstrap procedure using mc. > > On my system mc refers to Midnight Commander :-), whereas I guess mc > here is about "Modula Compiler"? Can you rephrase this for the sake > of those not so closely involved? ah yes will do! > Usually I'd just say "subject", which is a header in our mail systems; > the term "subject line" isn't widely used. feel free to overrule and use "subject". I copied the text from other branch descriptions :-) (there are 38 uses). I guess there should be consistency on the web page - perhaps they could all be changed though - what do you think? > Thanks (and okay considering the above), > Gerald thanks for the suggestions and maintaining the pages. Below are the proposed updated patches regards, Gaius possible ChangeLog/commit entry: htdocs/frontends.html: Update the description of GNU Modula-2. htdocs/git.html: Document the new devel/modula-2 branch. updated patches: diff --git a/htdocs/frontends.html b/htdocs/frontends.html index bec33b7b..7c8d84bc 100644 --- a/htdocs/frontends.html +++ b/htdocs/frontends.html @@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ has a back end that generates assembler directly, using the GCC back end. http://www.nongnu.org/gm2/;>GNU Modula-2 implements the PIM2, PIM3, PIM4 and ISO dialects of the language. The compiler -is fully operational with the GCC 4.1.2 back end (on GNU/Linux x86 -systems). Work is in progress to move the front end to the GCC trunk. -The front end is mostly written in Modula-2, but includes a bootstrap -procedure via a heavily modified version of p2c. +is fully operational with the GCC 10 and GCC 11 (on +GNU/Linux x86 systems). Work is in progress to move the front end to +the GCC trunk. The front end is mostly written in Modula-2 and it +includes a bootstrap tool which translates Modula-2 into C/C++. Modula-3 (for links see http://www.modula3.org/;>www.modula3.org); SRC M3 is based on an old diff --git a/htdocs/git.html b/htdocs/git.html index 2bbfc334..c112980b 100644 --- a/htdocs/git.html +++ b/htdocs/git.html @@ -471,6 +471,17 @@ in Git. Further information can be found on the https://github.com/Intrepid/GUPC;>GNU UPC page. + modula-2 + This branch is for the +http://nongnu.org/gm2/homepage.html;>GNU Modula-2 +front end to GCC prior to its integration with the mainline. The +branch will be regularly rebased against the mainline. It is +maintained by +mailto:gaius.mul...@southwales.ac.uk;>Gaius Mulley. +Patches should be +prefixed with [modula-2] in the subject line. + + pph This branch implements https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/pph;> Pre-Parsed Headers for C++. It is maintained by
Re: [PATCH] [wwwdocs] Update description of GM2 and document branch
Hi Gaius, On Thu, 8 Jul 2021, Gaius Mulley wrote: > Here are two proposed patches to wwwdocs: thank you for thinking of updating the web pages, too! > diff --git a/htdocs/frontends.html b/htdocs/frontends.html : > http://www.nongnu.org/gm2/;>GNU Modula-2 implements > the PIM2, PIM3, PIM4 and ISO dialects of the language. The compiler > +is fully operational with the GCC 10 and GCC 11 back ends (on > +GNU/Linux x86 systems). I realize this predates your patch (which merely changes version numbers), but a reference to back ends could be misunderstood. I assume GNU Modula-2 doesn't just use the back ends (x86, aarch64,...), but also the middle-end and tree optimizers etc.? What do you think about just saying "with GCC 10 and GCC 11". > Work is in progress to move the front end to > +the GCC trunk. The front end is mostly written in Modula-2, but > +includes a bootstrap procedure using mc. On my system mc refers to Midnight Commander :-), whereas I guess mc here is about "Modula Compiler"? Can you rephrase this for the sake of those not so closely involved? > --- a/htdocs/git.html > +++ b/htdocs/git.html > + This branch is for the > +http://nongnu.org/gm2/homepage.html;>GNU Modula-2 > +front end to gcc prior to its integration with the mainline. The GCC (all uppercase) > +branch will be regularly rebased against the mainline. It is > +maintained by > +mailto:gaius.mul...@southwales.ac.uk;>Gaius Mulley. > +Patches should be > +prefixed with [modula-2] in the subject line. Usually I'd just say "subject", which is a header in our mail systems; the term "subject line" isn't widely used. Thanks (and okay considering the above), Gerald
