Hi, On Thu, 18 Nov 2010, Jeff Law wrote:
> > I think that it should still be the case that if you break Java, and > > one of the Java testers catches you, you still have an obligation to > > fix the problem. All we're changing is whether you build Java by > > default; nothing else. > > Agreed. I'd really like to see java removed from the default languages; > I just don't see the cost vs benefit justifies keeping java in the > default languages. I'd like to reiterate a request from the summit that is related to the default languages discussion: Add Ada to the default languages in exchange for java+libjava. It builds nicely parallel (and fairly quick), doesn't have a ghastly large runtime library, and tests a huge number of middle-end paths taken by no other language. At the summit not many people were in favor of that, but I can't think of any logical reason for that. (Of course it would be only added to the default languages if a host Ada compiler is already pre-existing. I.e. we wouldn't add more requirements.) Ciao, Michael.