Re: New maintainer

[Jay Belanger]

> If it really works usefully with GCC -- if that is not just a theoretical
> idea -- then I won't object to its supporting other compilers as well.

> On 10/05/2015 10:20 PM, John Wiegley wrote:

>> Any solution we choose should never preclude the opportunity for GCC to
>> outshine other choices. The main thing is that it is GCC's responsibility to
>> be better, and not Emacs' to prevent better options from being chosen, simply
>> to accommodate a lack of progress by GCC.

Dmitry Gutov <address@hidden> writes:

> I'm assuming that's exactly what Richard meant by "theoretical
> idea". At least, it's how similar discussions went in the past.

Maybe I'm misreading it, but it doesn't sound like what Richard meant at
all.  I read it as the features have to actually work with GCC ("not just a
theoretical idea") to be included.