From: Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk>
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:25:12 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: latest compiler support policy
X-Git-Tag: 4.1~3
X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~mdw/git/disorder/commitdiff_plain/1b8ed51f2f2612517414801a52362c6480eeda91?hp=e2717131af000652f9d42145df28575a23af283e

latest compiler support policy
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diff --git a/README.developers b/README.developers
index e104598..d0c1cdc 100644
--- a/README.developers
+++ b/README.developers
@@ -187,10 +187,9 @@ Code And Patches:
      (But if your new feature only makes sense on a given platform then
      obviously its new dependencies don't need to be available elsewhere.)
 
-   * GCCisms such as typeof are used; the configure script asks for -std=gnu99
-     by default.  At least one active user is still using GCC 2.95, so
-     extensions that only appear in later versions are to be avoided for the
-     time being.
+   * GCCisms such as typeof and C99isms such as mixed declarations and named
+     structure initializers are used; the configure script asks for -std=gnu99
+     by default.  Some supported platforms are still on GCC 4.0.
 
    * Please submit patches either using 'diff -u', or by publishing a bzr
      branch somewhere I can get at it.