Re: [RFC] C++1x breaking the ABI in one more place :(

[Mark Mitchell <mark at codesourcery dot com>]

Gabriel Dos Reis wrote:

>>> The bad reputation G++ has cultivated does not come from situation
>>> remotely close to what the original patch was about.  G++ bad reputation
>>> comes extensions that were introduced without much thought about
>>> interactions, and that were removed later, etc.  The concrete
>>> situation at hand comes from a change in the C++ standard itself.
>>> We should not be conflating the two.  Otherwise, we lose credibility.

>> You're entitled to your opinion, of course.  But, my opinion is that if
> 
> That the change comes from the definition of C++ itself is not
> an opinion.  It is a fact.

Your statement, quoted above, implied that the binary incompatibility
being contemplated in this thread was not a serious problem.  It is that
opinion to which you are entitled.

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Mark Mitchell
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