Re: Which ObjC2.0 features are missing in the latest GCC?

2019-11-29 Thread H. Nikolaus Schaller
> Am 29.11.2019 um 17:30 schrieb Riccardo Mottola : > > Hi, > > Derek Fawcus wrote: >> While dropping support for GCC does not strike me as a problem, >> switching the core implementation to depend upon C++ may well do. >> >> How many developers are comfortable with C++? > > I don't like it.

Re: Improving GNUstep tooling with Clang

2019-11-29 Thread Frederik Seiffert
Am 28.11.2019 um 22:06 schrieb Niels Grewe : > > On 28.11.19 17:15, Frederik Seiffert wrote: >> - Set up CI testing for the 2.0 runtime version, which currently doesn’t >> seem to be tested with libs-base. >> I have submitted a pull request for this >>

Re: Improving GNUstep tooling with Clang

2019-11-29 Thread Johannes Brakensiek
On 29 Nov 2019, at 11:43, Frederik Seiffert wrote: Am 28.11.2019 um 22:06 schrieb Niels Grewe : On 28.11.19 17:15, Frederik Seiffert wrote: - Set up CI testing for the 2.0 runtime version, which currently doesn’t seem to be tested with libs-base. I have submitted a pull request for this

Re: Which ObjC2.0 features are missing in the latest GCC?

2019-11-29 Thread Riccardo Mottola
Hi Fred, Fred Kiefer wrote: There are many benefits that ObjC 2.0 support with clang could bring, still I can understand why some people prefer to stay with a compiler and a language they know. I myself use gcc and even with its limitations it allows me to do useful programming for GNUstep.

Re: Which ObjC2.0 features are missing in the latest GCC?

2019-11-29 Thread Riccardo Mottola
Hi Ivan, Ivan Vučica wrote: Now, I see what David says about use of C++ in implementation of Foundation... but I’d expect that putting C++ would bring the compilation times up for everyone. Not a showstopper, but there’s something cool about all of GNUstep being buildable really quickly

Re: Which ObjC2.0 features are missing in the latest GCC?

2019-11-29 Thread Riccardo Mottola
Hi, Derek Fawcus wrote: While dropping support for GCC does not strike me as a problem, switching the core implementation to depend upon C++ may well do. How many developers are comfortable with C++? I don't like it. Actually, my love for GNUstep is not only the OpenStep-like API, but

Re: Package building

2019-11-29 Thread Riccardo Mottola
Hi Bertrand, Bertrand Dekoninck wrote: I’m happy to see how such a sensitive topic (compilers…) does progress these days. And I’d really be very happy if the gnustep runtime could run on ppc (both 32 and 64). Last time I tried (on debian 8 ppc32, 1 year ago or even more ?) it failed, and I