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Re: [v3] annex D 8 and 9 for C++0x
On Fri, Oct 26, 2007 at 03:57:23PM -0500, Benjamin Kosnik wrote:
>
> > | Is it in Annex D in C++0x? If so, then yes. Why would it be treated
> > | differently than anything else?
> >
> > Because we don't need to follow every of the LWG nonsenses.
>
> That's pretty subjective. See how simple my criteria is?
OK, how about this criterion: we might deviate when deviation does
not prevent any standard-conforming program from building correctly,
but that does allow large parts of existing codebases to continue
to work.
> From my perspective, we should be trying to
> actively engage/harmonize ISO C++ w/ the rest of the world. The first
> part of that is the implementations of new ideas, especially ones
> that have been vetted. As a group, some of us have decided to try and
> implement items that are voted into the C++ draft. If you don't like my
> implementation, tell me why. I'm flexible, and want feedback: the more
> specific you are, the better.
By all means, implement new items in the draft.
But I am worried that you are being much too aggressive about deprecation.
550 broken Debian packages is not a good sign. Have you checked with your
colleagues about just how big a job you're handing them, getting Fedora or
RHEL6 to work with 4.3?