Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 0/9] xen: build fixes with gcc5 and binutils 2.25.0

["Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@xxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 9:47 AM, Luis R. Rodriguez
<mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@xxxxxxxx>
>
> Here's a slew of build fixes as well as build warning fixes
> required when using the latest build tools, at least gcc 5 and
> binutils 2.25.0.

One good reason for some folks to get discouraged to work with Xen:

Patches for fixes on builds last ages to get merged

In this case Mark Pryor <pryorm09@xxxxxxxxx> reported an issue and
offered a fix on October 8, 2015 [0]. That did not go in as Jan noted
it was probably not the right fix. Last year in November I provided
what I think is a proper replacement set which I think addressed Jan's
concerns.

***Four*** months later and Xen still does not compile with the latest
and greatest. I have to go digging out in my git basement somewhere
some fixes I last used to build Xen to try to test some new
features...

What's up folks? How can this process be made smoother, did I do
something wrong, what can I do to help better? What can you do to help
ensure these types of things don't fall through the cracks.

[0] http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.xen.devel/264183

  Luis

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