[cfe-dev] [LLVMdev] New libc++ LLVM Subproject

[Eelis van der Weegen]

On 2010-05-12 23:23, Howard Hinnant wrote:
> On May 12, 2010, at 5:12 PM, Eelis van der Weegen wrote:
> 
>> On 2010-05-12 22:57, Chris Lattner wrote:
>>> the goal of libc++ is simply to be the best C++ '98 and '0x Standard Library available anywhere.  Nothing less - Howard has modest goals!
>>
>> Elsewhere in this thread Howard explained that his plans for the debug
>> mode entail "significant debug functionality curtailment", which frankly
>> makes the project sound quite a bit less ambitious than you describe
>> (and is one reason why I'm personally having a hard time becoming
>> excited about libc++ as a potential replacement for libstdc++).
> 
> That is not set in stone at this point.

Ah, I'm very glad to hear it!

> An "abi-versioned" debug mode is another possibility.

Sounds intriguing. :)

> Right now filling in more missing functionality is on my front burner.

I completely understand, and agree it's a much higher priority.

Thanks again for the reassurance. :)