[LLVMdev] [RFC] Raising minimum required Visual Studio version to 2013 for trunk

[Renato Golin]

On 22 August 2014 13:43, Aaron Ballman <aaron at aaronballman.com> wrote:
> My opposition to this switch was the timing. When we researched "what
> minimum can we live with for C++11" nine months ago, we determined
> what versions would make sense, which included MSVC 2012, and told
> people what the plan was. My concern was pulling the rug out from
> under people who were relying on that determination without putting in
> the proper research and giving them enough time to react.

The fact that you spoke, and others echoed your views, is proof that
what you fear will not happen.

Chandler's plan is simply showing the failures before we switch, which
is exactly what we've done last time, what you're asking now, and what
we'll do next.

Progress is made by breaking small things, one at a time. :)

cheers,
--renato