On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 10:48 AM, Andrew Pinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 8:38 AM, Richard Guenther > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hmmm, does C++0x add some type-reflection? ;) > > Yes but I don't see how we can use it in C++03/C++98 code. Compiling > GCC 4.5 (or 5.0) with only 4.3 will be a pain. > In fact C++0x has changed the definition of auto so you don't even > need a way to specific a type for a variable, the compiler will figure > it out by the initializer. > > This is why I suggest we also stay away from the TR1 STL.
I believe C++98 or C++03 should be enough for GCC. Naturally, I think we should use the STL; along with Dan Berlin's suggestion of taking the leap to dump gengtype. We would want, for the most part not to have to depend on C++0x for obvious bootstrapping requirements. > > Thanks, > Andrew Pinski >
