Hello All,
In https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2018-07/msg00233.html Martin Liška wrote:
I've recently touched AWK option generate machinery and it's quite unpleasant
to make any adjustments. My question is simple: can we starting using a
scripting
language like Python and replace usage of the AWK scripts? It's probably
question
for Steering committee, but I would like to see feedback from community.
I would suggest also (and perhaps instead) considering using GNU Guile
https://www.gnu.org/software/guile/
(personally, I prefer Guile to Python, but that is just my preference)
Since Guile is the preferred GNU scripting language (for example Guile
is a GNU project, but AFAIK Python is not).
BTW, I dislike Python syntax (my personal taste is an allergy to
significant spaces, but I admit it is just a matter of taste and I could
contribute some Python code in the future if it becomes needed). Also, I
am noticing that these days the Python project might have some
governance issues (see e.g. https://lwn.net/Articles/759654/ in case you
did not heard about it).
However, the idea of depending more deeply on a good scripting language
in GCC is very pleasant.
Regards
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