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Re: Time for GCC 5.0? (TIC)
On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 6:20 AM, Andrew Haley <aph@redhat.com> wrote:
> On 11/10/2012 04:45 AM, NightStrike wrote:
>> Making c99 the default for gcc would be a great candidate for this.
>> IIUC, gcc without -std=c99 will compile for c89. And if I read the
>> manual correctly, it's because c99 isn't finished yet. gcc 5.0 should
>> have a complete c99.
>
> "Should" in what sense? The missing features are either library issues that
> we can't do anything about or things that no-one cares about enough to
> fix. GCC is, to all intents and purposes, C99 compatible.
>
> See http://gcc.gnu.org/c99status.html
The manual doesn't imply that:
"-std=gnu99 GNU dialect of ISO C99. When ISO C99 is fully implemented
in GCC, this will become the default."
So from the perspective of the user reading the manual entry for the
gnu99 option, the only feedback is 1) c99 isn't done, and 2) there's
some plan to finish it and then make it the default.
You seem to imply that it's as done as it'll ever realistically be.
Sounds kind of conflicting.