Re: [edk2-devel] Removal of VS2015 (and maybe VS2017) and deprecated toolchains (GCC48, GCC49, GCC5)

["Michael D Kinney via groups.io" <michael.d.kinney=intel.com@groups.io>]

Hi Rebecca,

Yes.  I have collected feedback.  I have found some use of these toolchains.

I do not have a date when the move to newer toolchains will be completed.

Mike

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rebecca Cran <rebecca@bsdio.com>
> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 9:05 PM
> To: Kinney, Michael D <michael.d.kinney@intel.com>;
> devel@edk2.groups.io; leif.lindholm@oss.qualcomm.com
> Subject: Re: [edk2-devel] Removal of VS2015 (and maybe VS2017) and
> deprecated toolchains (GCC48, GCC49, GCC5)
> 
> Hi Mike,
> 
> 
> I was wondering if you'd been able to collect any feedback or review the
> proposal?
> 
> 
> Rebecca
> 
> 
> On 10/23/24 9:23 PM, Kinney, Michael D wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I will need more time to review this impacts of this proposal.
> >
> > Can we extend the timeline for comments to mid November.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: devel@edk2.groups.io <devel@edk2.groups.io> On Behalf Of Leif
> >> Lindholm via groups.io
> >> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2024 5:15 AM
> >> To: devel@edk2.groups.io; rebecca@bsdio.com
> >> Subject: Re: [edk2-devel] Removal of VS2015 (and maybe VS2017) and
> >> deprecated toolchains (GCC48, GCC49, GCC5)
> >>
> >> On Tue, 22 Oct 2024 at 12:19, Rebecca Cran <rebecca@bsdio.com> wrote:
> >>> In addition, since GCC48, GCC49 and GCC5 have been marked deprecated
> >> for
> >>> over a year, I'd like to proceed with removing them as well.
> >>>
> >>> Please provide feedback by Thursday October 31st. In the absence of
> >>> feedback I'll plan to proceed with removing VS2015, GCC48, GCC49 and
> >> GCC5.
> >>
> >> No comment on the VS ones, but for the GCC ones, I'm all for it.
> >>
> >> We might also want to raise an issue on deleting workarounds put into
> >> place for ancient toolchains.
> >> For gcc48/49 that was redundant initialization due to broken
> >> use-uninitialized detection.
> >> e.g.
> >>
> https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/blob/master/OvmfPkg/Library/X86QemuLoa
> >> dImageLib/X86QemuLoadImageLib.c#L346
> >>
> >> /
> >>      Leif
> >>
> >>
> >> 
> >>


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