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diff --git a/gcc/f/ffe.texi b/gcc/f/ffe.texi index 3081b02..a8de00c 100644 --- a/gcc/f/ffe.texi +++ b/gcc/f/ffe.texi @@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ This chapter describes some aspects of the design and implementation of the @code{g77} front end. +Much of the information below applies not to current +releases of @code{g77}, +but to the 0.6 rewrite being designed and implemented +as of late May, 1999. To find about things that are ``To Be Determined'' or ``To Be Done'', search for the string TBD. @@ -539,6 +543,15 @@ to govern the treatment of backslashes in @code{CHARACTER} (or Hollerith) constants? Knowing what other compilers provide would help. + +@item +Is it okay to drop support for the @samp{-fintrin-case-initcap}, +@samp{-fmatch-case-initcap}, @samp{-fsymbol-case-initcap}, +and @samp{-fcase-initcap} options? + +I've asked @email{info-gnu-fortran@@gnu.org} for input on this. +Not having to support these makes it easier to write the new front end, +and might also avoid complicated its design. @end itemize @node Philosophy of Code Generation |