From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Glenn Morris Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: /srv/bzr/emacs/emacs-24 r111251: * pre-crt0.c (data_start): Initialize to 1. Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:07:16 -0500 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1360703242 26518 80.91.229.3 (12 Feb 2013 21:07:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:07:22 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Emacs developers To: Paul Eggert Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Feb 12 22:07:42 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1U5N4o-0003vJ-79 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:07:42 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:48532 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1U5N4U-0001Gx-PT for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:07:22 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:51159) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1U5N4S-0001Gg-Aw for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:07:21 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1U5N4P-0004CV-LZ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:07:20 -0500 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:40901) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1U5N4P-0004CP-JU for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:07:17 -0500 Original-Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1U5N4O-0003ZL-Hz; Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:07:16 -0500 X-Spook: Khaddafi Geraldton class struggle TWA World Trade Center X-Ran: %+.+&gRG38E67Ms+=)Za>hD@xHyZF(~4IgOcs]]pVuvaYX{u)I)EY5#n?*6SUHww{YM"#? X-Hue: yellow X-Attribution: GM In-Reply-To: (Paul Eggert's message of "Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:33:42 -0800") User-Agent: Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::e X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:156987 Archived-At: Paul Eggert wrote: > * pre-crt0.c (data_start): Initialize to 1. > > This ports to compilers that optimize the external declaration > 'int x = 0;' as if it were 'int x;' to shrink the executable. IIUC, this is in srervice of trying to port Emacs to an platform where it has never worked (AIX 64-bit). But the code is used by other, working platforms. Why is this change safe/necessary for emacs-24 at this late stage?