[LLVMdev] Scheduler Roadmap

[dag at cray.com]

Andrew Trick <atrick at apple.com> writes:

>     We also can't afford to have compiler builds break because someone
>     upstream decided to change an API we rely on.  We make monthly releases.
>     We have to have some control over when we introduce such changes.
>
> I've spent plenty of time dealing with a similar situation, and I
> found it more efficient to keep all development upstream from
> integration and release as in: LLVM trunk -> Cray trunk -> Cray
> release.

No way this will work.  It takes FAR too long to get any code accepted
upstream.

Unfortunately, the LLVM project has some pretty major barriers to
contributors.  These have been discussed ad nauseum in the past so I
won't repeat it again.

                               -Dave