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From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date:   Wed, 3 Mar 2021 12:56:52 -0800
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Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] gcc-plugins: Handle GCC version mismatch for OOT modules
To:     Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
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On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 12:24 PM Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> Your nack is for a different reason: GCC plugins are second-class
> citizens.  Fair enough...

MNo, I didn't NAK it. Quite the reverser.

I am ABSOLUTELY against rebuilding normal object files just because
gcc versions change. A compiler version change makes zero difference
for any normal object file.

But the gcc plugins are different. They very much _are_ tied to a
particular gcc version.

Now, they are tied to a particular gcc version because they are
horribly badly done, and bad technology, and I went off on a bit of a
rant about just how bad they are, but the point is that gcc plugins
depend on the exact gcc version in ways that normal object files do
_not_.

               Linus