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

[Aaron Ballman]

On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 8:58 AM, Renato Golin <renato.golin at linaro.org> wrote:
> 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. :)

We're in violent agreement. :-)

~Aaron