Hi, Andy Wingo <wi...@pobox.com> writes:
> On Fri 25 Mar 2011 18:58, l...@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) writes: > >> "Andy Wingo" <wi...@pobox.com> writes: >> >>> bdw-gc 6.8 compatibility (hopefully) >> >> Aarrrgh. The intent has always been to support 7.x only (bdw-gc.h has >> compatibility stuff for historical reasons), which is already enough >> work. ;-) The README and various responses we posted in the past are >> consistent. >> >> WDYT? [...] > In short, it doesn't much matter to me :) We can program to the 7.x > interfaces, and if people want to use old buggy software, then we tell > them to upgrade. But if it keeps working, no problem, right? Well, I think it’s an additional burden on us. GC bugs are hard to test and debug as you know ;-), so if we add more variability, then we may get stuck in a GC debugging loop. Not to mention that 6.8 is slower. Thanks, Ludo’.
