Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> Would make sense to steal the compiler version etc. details from my >> <patch-1.1-7425b64c0a0-20220113T113821Z-avarab@xxxxxxxxx>. I.e. eventually >> we'll be able to change this & other code back, as nobody will care >> about that older compiler version. It worked before in the pre-image on >> a more recent xlc. > > If so, wouldn't it be a better option not to worry about such an old > compiler at all from the get-go? The above was a genuine question. If that "nobody will care about the old compiler" will happen only after a few years, then it may not work to just ignore the version of xlc which might still have a meaningful number of users. I just am not in a good position to judge that. Thanks.
