I am conflicted about making Darwin a primary platform. A primary
platform is not a hammer with which to make other developers fix problems
important to Darwin. Darwin definitely is popular and widely used.
However, maintenance of Darwin in the FSF repository has been very
inconsistent. Apple, like every company, has limited resources and must
choose when and where to apply them based on business needs. The schedule
of FSF GCC development has not always aligned well with Apple's schedule.
I would be in favor of making Darwin a primary platform if such a
change would encourage Apple to make more of an effort to engage FSF GCC
development and maintenance. Can GCC get such a commitment?
Without such a commitment and follow-through, I am not sure
whether the potential reward of greater involvement from Apple is worth
the risk of unfixed problems dragging down GCC releases.
David
