On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 2:29 PM, Mark Mitchell <m...@codesourcery.com> wrote: > On 9/5/2010 11:23 AM, NightStrike wrote: > >>> It's not so much a matter of "checking off". It's a combination of the >>> SC's perception of the importance of the target and the technical stats >>> of the port. I can raise the issue with the SC, if you like, but, >>> personally, I'm not sure that 64-bit Windows is significant enough as a >>> target platform for GCC to merit that status. >> >> Ouch. What criteria do you use for that analysis? > > I can't say what criteria the SC uses; I don't know what basis other SC > members use to decide. > > I use my own instincts (which, I admit, is not a scientific basis) for > deciding. I spend much of my life talking to various stakeholders in > GCC, and so I have a reasonable feel for where people are presently > using GCC, and where they would like to use it. Thus far, I've > certainly heard of some interest in 64-bit Windows, but nowhere near as > much as 32-bit Windows or Cygwin. > > I certainly don't mind raising the issue, if you want me to do that; I'm > happy to carry messages to the SC independent of my own opinions.
Yes, definitely bring it up. I'm just trying to get more cards stacked in our favor :)
