[LLVMdev] RFC: I plan to remove the autoconf and Makefile build of LLD

[Rui Ueyama]

I'd agree, but the Makefiles were added just 9 months ago. I don't know if
there's a real need of any kind. Added Iain who added these files.

On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Chandler Carruth <chandlerc at gmail.com>
wrote:

> This time with the correct mailing list address... See below...
>
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 3:07 PM, Chandler Carruth <chandlerc at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Why?
>>
>> 1) We're moving away from autoconf already today. We're hoping to drop it
>> completely soon.
>> 2) It doesn't work today and no one is complaining.
>> 3) It hasn't worked for weeks and no one has complained.
>>
>> Due to #2 and #3, I believe it is dead code. I can't even test my changes
>> to it because it doesn't work.
>>
>> I don't want to invest time fixing it if we're moving the other direction.
>>
>> -Chandler
>>
>
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