On 10/21/25 2:32 PM, Jose E. Marchesi via Gcc wrote:
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Stage 1 of GCC 16 is almost over, so hereby we are asking the SC to
please consider accepting the contribution of the front-end in its
current form, which hopefully this time will be considered mature enough
as to not be a burden once integrated.
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So as someone who has been down this path before (anyone remember the
Chill front-end?) I'm torn. I could argue for inclusion or to keep it
out of tree, there are good arguments on both sides.
I guess I probably need to be explicit; if the Algol 68 FE started to
become a burden then I'd be recommending its removal. But if it plays
out more like ObjC/ObjC++ are right now (they just work and stay out of
the way), then I think it'd likely be fine.
So with that in mind, as long as you understand my position and don't
object to it, then I'll likely support the proposal to include Algol 68
when the formal vote happens.
Jeff
