From: Duncan Sands <duncan.sands@math.u-psud.fr>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: sparse segfaults
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 21:30:45 +0100
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> I suspect (but don't have any real argument to back that up) is that the
> gcc "extended lvalues" fell out as a side effect from how gcc ended up
> doing some random semantic tree parsing, and it wasn't really "designed"
> per se, as much as just a random implementation detail. Then somebody 
> noticed it, and said "cool" and documented it.

Generalized lvalues have been removed.  Check out
http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2004-11/msg00604.html

All the best,

Duncan.
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