On 6 November 2012 09:16, Florian Weimer wrote: > On 11/06/2012 07:06 AM, Jeff Law wrote: > >> I tend to agree that major version number bumps ought to be tied to >> major user-visible changes.
It wasn't for GCC 4.0, but I'm not suggesting it should be done again. The new C++ parser and ABI in GCC 3.4 was a far more visible difference than SSA. >> I think dropping reload would quality, particularly if there are other >> major user visible changes going on. For example, significant >> improvements in modularity allowing for easier plugin development, major >> improvements in static & dynamic analysis capabilities, etc. > > > Or a new ABI for libstdc++, I guess. Which is not on the cards for the foreseeable future. The suggested attributes to allow old and new libstdc++ ABIs to coexist, and dropping the "experimental" rider from C++11 mode would warrant a major version bump IMHO.
