On 16 August 2011 00:07, Robert Ramey <ramey@rrsd.com> wrote:
This new version would work only be guarenteed to work on the most modern compilers.
This assumption seems to permeate this entire thread, and I'm not understanding it. The compatibility problem is about to get worse, not better, IMHO. We are moving from a mature language spec to a brand new one. I fully expect changes between compiler revs (let alone different compiler vendors) to be much more prolific in the next couple of years than they have been in the previous couple of years, as features are implemented, the language itself is fixed, tools are debugged, etc. Draw a line in the sand and get rid of the old cruft if you desire, but the fundamental problem is not going to go away... -- Nevin ":-)" Liber <mailto:nevin@eviloverlord.com> (847) 691-1404