Fedor Sergeev wrote: > This is indeed a compiler stuff, but not completely in Sun Studio land. > Considerable chunk of work is in Solaris, and whats more important ABI > additions > are ARC charter and not controlled by Sun Studio at all.
I think that's a bit backwards. It is the experts in a given area who must propose the required changes. The ARC then reviews those changes. In all cases, and at all times, it's the project teams who are in control of their own work; the ARC just reviews and approves. Most importantly, the ARC members should not be expected to jump up and complete that ABI/standards effort, and waiting for them to do so will not work. (Someone may volunteer, but it's certainly not part of their charter.) The experts in this case are the compiler and library folks who maintain the relevant bits. They're the ones who must drive, so the request does seem on-target here. > To be honest, I myself did not yet read this TR, and that in particular is > due to the > fact that we did not have any requests to support it till this very moment. > > Eventually we will, but we need to prioritize. > And getting external interest for the feature helps putting proper priorities. No doubt. And to amplify the point: none of the organizations here are operating as charities, so if there are paying customers asking through the appropriate channels (their local sales and support folks) to have work prioritized, that goes *much* further to getting work funded. Apart from that, there is another path. Anyone who wants to can put together the proposed new ABI, modify some open source compiler to comply, and run the architectural bits through the ARC. If the Sun Studio team can contribute, that's great, but if that team's priorities are elsewhere, I see nothing at all wrong with having the community members with an interest in this driving the effort rather than just "asking" for the work to be done. -- James Carlson 42.703N 71.076W <carlsonj at workingcode.com>
