[llvm-commits] [lld] r152269 - in /lld/trunk: ./ include/lld/Core/ include/lld/Platform/ lib/ lib/Core/ lib/Passes/ test/ tools/lld-core/

[Nick Kledzik]

On Mar 7, 2012, at 4:47 PM, Marshall Clow wrote:
> On Mar 7, 2012, at 4:18 PM, Nick Kledzik wrote:
> 
>> Author: kledzik
>> Date: Wed Mar  7 18:18:30 2012
>> New Revision: 152269
>> 
>> URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project?rev=152269&view=rev
>> Log:
>> Sources now require C++11 to build.
> 
> Nick --
> 
> Can you explain the rationale behind requiring C++11 to build lld?
> [ I saw a bunch of 'auto' in the changes, but nothing else that was obviously C++11 jumped out at me ]

Dog food.

Chris Lattner suggested it as a way to start exercising more clang C++11.  By the time lld is ready for prime time,  C++11 will be main stream.  

-Nick

> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -- Marshall
> 
> Marshall Clow     Idio Software   <mailto:mclow.lists at gmail.com>
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