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Re: Target-specific Front-Ends? (Was: front end changes for
- From: Ziemowit Laski <zlaski at apple dot com>
- To: Per Bothner <per at bothner dot com>
- Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 13:36:54 -0800
- Subject: Re: Target-specific Front-Ends? (Was: front end changes for
On Wednesday, November 28, 2001, at 12:36 , Per Bothner wrote:
> In any case I don't think either the SC or the experienced
> maintainers can make much of a statement "specifying the
> technical parameters of an acceptable solution", nor can we
> make any "guarantee that if a solution meeting those criteria
By "technical parameters" I meant _requirements_ that would be arrived
at through iterative discussion on this list. Since we're talking
about a compiler, requirements would naturally be technical in nature.
> is created, it will be accepted". Sorry. Instead, you will
> have to make a proposal on this mailing list, and achieve a
> more-or-less consensus that what you're proposing is
In that case, include me out. :)
> > No more Pascal string work from me. :) :)
>
> My take on that was that Apple gave up just a little too
> easily on that, and that we were close to accepting the
> \p extension. At least I was leaning in favor of it.
Phrases like "close to accepting" or "leaning in favor"
(or, just now, "more-or-less consensus") are too vague for me to
rely on when devoting my time (and my employer's money!) to
a project. What I was looking for was a monosyllabic "yes" or
"no," which I never got.
--Zem
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