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Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 22:57:19 -0400
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Checksums [Was Re:fastcall]
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On Mon, Apr 08, 2002 at 12:48:58PM +1000, Danny Smith wrote:
> --- Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com> wrote: > On Mon, Apr 08, 2002 at
>11:28:20AM +1000, Danny Smith wrote:
>> > --- Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com> wrote: > On Mon, Apr 08, 2002
>> at
>> >08:29:29AM +1000, Danny Smith wrote:
>
>> >If so, I am happy checking in windres patches.   The checksum
>> >patch is a bit more intrusive into BFD-land and needs review. 
>> 
>> I asked DJ to reevaluate that one a week or so ago.  Have you tried it?
>> If it just modifies pe-specific code, I'd say we should ping the author
>> to
>> see if he has any further tweaks (this patch has a two or three month
>> history) and, if not, check it in.
>
>I tried this version:
>http://sources.redhat.com/ml/binutils/2002-01/msg00395.html
> and yes it works, without causing any new failures.
>
>I haven't tried using it to build working device drivers though.
>
>I have written to Caspar requesting that he refresh his patch on binutils
>list.

Thanks.

Maybe I should create a user on sourceware called Daniel G. Collins who
can approve binutils patches.  :-)

cgf