On Tuesday 02 October 2007, Roy Marples wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-10-02 at 11:49 +0200, Fabian Groffen wrote:
> > Which doesn't seem to be an answer to the question at all to me.  My
> > question was basically about what the benefits are of changing the meta
> > information interpretation definition.  In other words, if project X
> > says their code should be compiled with GCC, what are the benefits
> > exactly if you change that into "should be compiled with a C99 compliant
> > compiler", considering you are eventually interested in the produced
> > code only.  (Is it worth it to teach/force devs to use something else
> > if this is only how to obtain the end product, which should run with
> > "anything"?)
>
> project X says their code should be compiled with GCC, should we deny
> the ICC users the ability to compile it?

that is project X's decision and no one else's.  dont pull a stallman on us 
and force everyone to subscribe to your ideas of "freedom".  there's a reason 
we told him to take a hike.
-mike

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