Re: Proposed updates to the gcc forge repositories
Project / Subsystem
gcc / gcc
Date
2026-07-11
Proposer
Basile STARYNKEVITCH <basile@starynkevitch.net>
Source type
public_inbox
Consensus
Proposed
Sentiment
—/10
Technical tradeoffs
- • Potential for user confusion if repository names are not intuitive.
- • Balance between simplifying names and maintaining clear context.
All attributes
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- gcc
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- gcc
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- 7fed2a58985093b4884ea11cb42fb1ea5554bda4.camel@starynkevitch.net
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- public_inbox
- title
- Re: Proposed updates to the gcc forge repositories
- headline
- Proposed updates to the gcc forge repositories
- tldr
- A reviewer expresses concern that renaming a repository from 'gcc-TEST' to 'gcc' could be confusing.
- proposer
- Basile STARYNKEVITCH <basile@starynkevitch.net>
- consensus
- Proposed
- outcome
- proposed
- sentiment_score
- —
- technical_tradeoffs
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- • Potential for user confusion if repository names are not intuitive.
- • Balance between simplifying names and maintaining clear context.
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- 7fed2a58985093b4884ea11cb42fb1ea5554bda4.camel@starynkevitch.net
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- tags
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- • repository
- • management
- • clarity
- • GCC
- url
- https://inbox.sourceware.org/gcc/7fed2a58985093b4884ea11cb42fb1ea5554bda4.camel@starynkevitch.net
- bugzilla_url
- —
- date
- 2026-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
Re: Proposed updates to the gcc forge repositories
Basile Starynkevitch voiced concerns about a proposed repository rename from ‘gcc-TEST’ to ‘gcc’, finding the change potentially confusing. The original proposal, from Claudio Bantaloukas, suggested the rename to clarify the repository’s status.