On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 11:53 AM, Gabriel Dos Reis <g...@integrable-solutions.net> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 10:41 AM, NightStrike <nightstr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 11:36 AM, Gabriel Dos Reis >> <g...@integrable-solutions.net> wrote: >>> On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 10:30 AM, NightStrike <nightstr...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Gabriel Dos Reis >>>> <g...@integrable-solutions.net> wrote: >>>>> On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 9:23 AM, Jakub Jelinek <ja...@redhat.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Shooting down a potentially user friendly feature to wait until some blue >>>>>> sky redesign is implemented means it might never be implemented. >>>>> >>>>> This is a mischaracterization and you know it. >>>>> >>>>> -- Gaby >>>> >>>> It is and it isn't. The guy willing to do the basic color stuff has >>>> no desire to do what you want. Is there someone else lined up to do >>>> it? If not, then forcing a wait on it effectively blocks the >>>> available developer. >>> >>> No. When you submit a patch to GCC (whether it is diagnostics or not >>> is immaterial), you expect that it will get reviewed and recommendations >>> will be made about the appropriate way to get it done. Just have a look >>> at gcc-patches. There is no thing new here. If the submitter >>> refused to follow the recommendations, it is unfair it is being shut down >>> or blocked. >> >> Be that as it may, at the end of the day, we won't have color gcc if >> you insist on waiting for the better framework. > > Not necessarily. > > Would you or Jakub say that he is attempting to shoot down the switch to C++, > just because he wants to see some components converted done first > (blue sky redesigned done first) even though he did not explicitly offer to > do that conversion himself, or would you say that he is making a > recommendation > of what he considers to be in the best long term interest. I would > say the latter. > Orange and apple analogy aside. > > > -- Gaby
Ok, fine, but then explain to me how color gcc happens if nobody wants to do the extra work you want?
