On Thu, 2025-11-13 at 15:37 +0100, Jasper Niebuhr wrote: > I haven’t received input from any plugin experts yet. I tried to find > additional people to CC, but the MAINTAINERS file doesn’t list anyone > currently responsible for plugin-related areas. > > Though, to clarify: this patch does not modify the plugin API itself. > It only introduces a C-frontend callback and a corresponding > registration function. While it is intended to be used by a plugin, > the implementation is entirely within the C front end. > > Of course, feedback from anyone familiar with frontend extension > points or plugin use-cases would still be very welcome.
FWIW I just posted this patch kit that adds an alternative way to do notifications in the compiler, without using plugins: https://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc-patches/2025-November/700681.html Caveats: it's not approved yet, and I don't know if it's a good fit for your use-case. Dave > > Kind Regards > Jasper > > On Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM Joseph Myers <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > On Wed, 12 Nov 2025, Jasper Niebuhr wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > Gentle ping — this patch has been pending for review for about > > > two weeks. > > > > > > Since GCC 16 is approaching Stage 3 in a few days, I’d like to > > > get > > > this reviewed and merged before the window closes, if possible. > > > > Have plugin experts reviewed the design and implementation? I was > > hoping > > for people concerned with plugins to review it from that > > perspective > > before looking at it from a C front-end perspective myself. > > > > -- > > Joseph S. Myers > > [email protected] >
