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llvm-toolchain-3.6 package

  1. Bug #1488254
  2. Comment #26

Comment 26 for bug 1488254

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In , Hfinkel (hfinkel) wrote :

(In reply to comment #23)
> This is a feature, not a bug. Features do not block releases.
>
> It's a feature because it's new behaviour to be added to Clang, not a
> regression in an old behaviour. That GCC designed and implemented this and
> that Linux distributions took that and ran with it is irritating, but does
> not make it a release blocker.
>
> Implementing a new feature is not a one line fix, it's not something that
> can be merged to the release branch quickly - it needs design (especially in
> this case!) and soak testing.
>
> It's nigh-on impossible for this to be done for the release, and therefore
> it makes no sense to have it block the release IMHO.

James is right; we cannot block the release on the development of this feature.

Also, if you'd like to express your support for the development of this feature to the Clang/LLVM community, you'll need to do it on llvm-dev/cfe-dev, not here.