[LLVMdev] The MBlaze backend: can we remove it?

[Reed Kotler]

I think you should wait until it becomes a problem.

Xilink is actively hiring for LLVM people so maybe it will get some use 
again soon. I get at least one email a day from their head hunters.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroBlaze

On 02/05/2013 01:02 PM, Chandler Carruth wrote:
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> On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 12:52 PM, Chandler Carruth <chandlerc at gmail.com
> <mailto:chandlerc at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     The MBlaze backend seems to be essentially unmaintained since 2011.
>     The maintainer (Wesley Peck who is BCC'ed) seems to have vanished,
>     and in fact all emails to him are bouncing.
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>     I propose to remove the MBlaze backend on Friday if none step
>     forward as a maintainer. Currently, folks are having to keep it up
>     to date when changing shared parts of the backend with no help.
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> I just want to clarify: there is no actual problem with the MBlaze
> backend, and this isn't a trap. ;] It's a really nice backend, the code
> quality is fine, we just need an active maintainer to help fix issues
> and keep it up to date as the code generator layer evolves. =] Hopefully
> someone is interested in getting involved in the community here and
> contributing to the backend.
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