> APE's export filter is very useful, and would be missed, but > there's an equally valid import role that it isn't very good at > serving, in modern contexts. I'd rather see that broken out > into a distinct environment, say G(nu)APE.
Maybe a touch far-fetched, but could we not agree to use APE for export and the GCC/G++ port for import? Of course, mostly as a principle and as focus, not as an obstacle. If we accepted this as the objective, more effort may go into making GCC/G++ viable. I have once again slipped back somewhat and I am not sure how easily I could compute and submit the changes to the APE libraries and headers I needed to apply to produce the GCC APE prerequisites. It's on my TODO list, but not a high priority. Unfortunately, I need a clean environment to reproduce the GCC port and that is pretty hard to concoct for something that has few interested takers. ++L
