[Info-vax] Clang

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 11/15/2022 9:44 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
> On 11/15/2022 5:33 PM, Single Stage to Orbit wrote:
>> On Tue, 2022-11-15 at 16:14 -0500, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
>>>> Given how critical LLVM has become, I would prefer a much more
>>>> conservative upgrade schedule on the required language standards
>>>> for
>>>> use with LLVM itself.
>>>
>>> How long would you suggest waiting before starting to adopt C++17
>>> features?
>>>
>>> ~Five years, and ~most of two standards, maybe?
>>
>> It's been suggested that sticking to the previous standard until the
>> current standard is superseded is ideal.
> 
> That makes no sense to me.  If upgrades are required, then why not use 
> them. What good is the latest standard, if it's not going to be used?

The difference between leading edge and bleeding edge.

:-)

In this case I think one of the problems is if they need
to bootstrap LLVM by compiling it with a different older
compiler.

Arne