Re: Building with pdump litters /usr/local/bin

Martin> I believe this is also the reason why pdump should _not_ be the Martin> default dumper when 21.2 is released. The unexec dumper, _if_ it Martin> works, is currently a better solution for users. And I'm saying this Martin> as a pdump co-maintainer. Martin> Of course, for platforms where pdump is broken or non-ported, pdump Martin> should happen automatically (it doesn't currently). Martin> Are there such platforms? Sure. Irix with CC='gcc Martin> -mabi=64', for example. APA> Don't forget the potentially most prominent platform (today, hopefully APA> not tomorrow): Sorry, I agree that pdump should be the default on Windows, especially given that the non-pdump-dumper is non-reliable. I should have made it clear I was referring only to Unix platforms. And Windows doesn't have the `separate dump file' inconvenience problem, if I understand correctly. I assume pdump is currently the default on Windows in 21.2. If that is the case, I am arguing for the status quo (I've been doing that a lot lately!) Martin