> It's too late for that in my mind, this feature should first be developed > on trunk in stage 1, get proper testing, and then potentially back ported > if it makes sense.
IMO you cannot backport such an incompatible change to a release branch. If the Windows maintainers are confident enough with it and given that we know there is no fundamental issue as far as GNAT is concerned, why not try? -- Eric Botcazou
