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Re: Should we build a superset of Java?
- To: burton at relativity dot yi dot org (Kevin A. Burton)
- Subject: Re: Should we build a superset of Java?
- From: Tom Tromey <tromey at redhat dot com>
- Date: 04 Apr 2001 14:28:32 -0600
- Cc: java at gcc dot gnu dot org
- References: <m3snjo63xh.fsf@relativity.yi.org>
- Reply-To: tromey at redhat dot com
>>>>> "Kevin" == Kevin A Burton <burton@relativity.yi.org> writes:
Kevin> Has anyone defined a way GCJ is going to add language
Kevin> extensions this in the future? Remember we don't have a
Kevin> standards committee :)
No one has defined a way.
Sometimes GNU extends languages. They've done this with both C and
C++. Sometimes these extensions are useful, sometimes they are lame.
My inclination for Java is not to add extensions. We have a hard
enough time writing a compatible subset. However, I wouldn't say that
I'm absolutely against it. If a "must have" extension comes along, we
could add it.
Tom