[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 162705] Offline asm should not output masm assembly when using a x86_64 asm backend

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=162705

--- Comment #23 from Filip Pizlo <fpizlo at apple.com> ---
(In reply to comment #22)
> (In reply to comment #20)
> > If not, then I don't think we should take the patch into trunk, since there
> > would be no way for a WebKit developer to validate whether a change to the
> > code you add would be valid for you.  In fact, the new code would be dead
> > code from the standpoint of the WebKit project.
> 
> I am in favor of taking this change for the following reasons:
> 1. Visual Studio now ships with a Clang front-end, which I would like to
> start using. The work the Sony people are doing helps in this effort, and
> would save time for me and PerArne.
> 2. I think the amount of 'dead code' we are talking about there is likely to
> be small.
> 3. If we break the Sony build during a period of time that they do not have
> a buildbot, it's on them to track down and fix the problem.
> 
> Therefore, I don't see much downside in allow this work to proceed. If it
> becomes a problem, we can roll out the changes in the future.

OK.

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