> I admit that I'm partly fishing here, but my proposal is based on the > following: > > * The implementation of PCH in GCC is atrocious and hard to maintain. > * The next C++ standard is likely to define modules > (http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2012/n3347.pdf) > * The user-base for PCH is negligibly small (here's where I'm mostly > guessing). * PCH is absolutely useless for C. > > Removing PCH will give us more implementation freedom for the memory > management project > (http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/cxx-conversion/gc-alternatives).
One of the arguments put forward to advocate the transition to C++ was the competition. Where do the other compilers stand when it comes to PCHs? -- Eric Botcazou
