http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=51699
--- Comment #1 from Paolo Carlini <paolo.carlini at oracle dot com> 2011-12-29 10:15:31 UTC --- Unfortunately rope is largely unmaintained. Assuming these issues are easy to handle somebody with access to clang should do the work. Note: before touching the library at all, the C++ issue should be analyzed in detail, make sure we have a Bugzilla open for it, etc, it doesn't really make sense blindly "fixing" the library for the benefit of another compiler without being able to double check what is going on with GCC. Is there a Bugzilla open for the C++ front-end issue? Otherwise, can you please open one?