Linux-abi group

[H.J. Lu via llvm-commits]

On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 11:44 AM, Florian Weimer <fw at deneb.enyo.de> wrote:
> * H. J. Lu:
>
>> On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 11:32 AM, Florian Weimer <fw at deneb.enyo.de> wrote:
>>> * H. J. Lu:
>>>
>>>> I created a mailing list to discuss Linux specific,.processor independent
>>>> modification and extension of generic System V Application Binary Interface:
>>>>
>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/forum/linux-abi
>>>>
>>>> I will start to document existing Linux extensions, like STT_GNU_IFUNC.
>>>> I will propose some new extensions soon.
>>>
>>> Why can't you use the existing C++ ABI list?  Is there no overlap at
>>> all?
>>>
>> :
>> I wasn't referring to empty class
>>
>> https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2016-02/msg00057.html
>
> But still there is going to be some overlap?

I was told that it didn't belong to C++ ABI.  Please free feel to
raise the this issue with C++ ABI group.

>> I was referring to program properties:
>>
>> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/generic-abi/fyIXttIsYc8
>
> This looks more like an ELF topic to me, not really ABI.
>
> Please discuss this on a GNU project list because it affects the
> entire GNU project.
>

gABI is ELF and affects all users, including GNU project, of gABI.
Linux-abi discusses Linux-specific extensions to gABI. It is for tools
like compilers, assembler, linker and run-time.  It isn't appropriate
for any GNU project list.


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H.J.