Re: [RFC] Optimization Diary

[Devang Patel <devang dot patel at gmail dot com>]

Tom Tromey wrote:
> Dan> It also has almost zero hope of working over multiple compiler versions,
> Dan> being future proof in general, and not having other compiler vendors
> Dan> fight over message number namespace.
>
> The maintenance issue is a major one.  This document definitely needs
> to address this, and not just in some theoretical way.  Otherwise,
> chaos ensues.  I'm sure we've all seen the consequences here plenty of
> times, enough to insist on a solution

Yes. When I update this proposal, I'll include more details. However, I
do not have extensive experience crafting such specs so any guidance
is very helpful.

One thing I am not very clear about myself in this discussion. Is 
optimization
diary a life time GNU extension ? Or Is it suitable enough to prepare a
proposal for inclusion in future DWARF version ?

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Devang