Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Thu, Jan 13, 2022 at 9:00 PM Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> 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. > > I'm all for not worrying too much about ancient compilers, but there > is no downside to this patch, so it seems fine to let this one go > through. Yup, I think this already is part of -rc1. Thanks.
