On Thu, 11 May 2023, 07:11 Eli Zaretskii via Gcc, <gcc@gcc.gnu.org> wrote:
> > Date: Wed, 10 May 2023 23:14:20 -0400 > > From: Eli Schwartz via Gcc <gcc@gcc.gnu.org> > > > > Second of all, why is this GCC's problem? You are not a user of GCC, > > apparently. > > He is telling you that removing support for these old features, you > draw users away from GCC and towards proprietary compilers. > Nobody is removing support for them though. > One of the arguments in this thread _for_ dropping that support was > that by not rejecting those old programs, GCC draws some users away > from GCC. He is telling you that this change will, perhaps, draw some > people to GCC, but will draw others away from GCC. The difference is > that the former group will start using Clang, which is still free > software (at least some of its versions), whereas the latter group has > nowhere to go but to proprietary compilers. So the FOSS community > will have suffered a net loss. Something to consider, I think. > Yes, because switching to a different compiler is much easier and less disruptive than [checks notes] adding some additional options to a makefile.
