It was also mentioned that for implementers - at least for clang - the
timeframe for removal in compilers would realistically be measured in
decades.

On Thu, May 7, 2026 at 4:33 PM Jan Schultke via Liaison <
liaison_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> As I remember it, the timeline for removal of the feature was not brought
> up during the meeting. The minutes also don't record that.
>
> The focus of the deprecation discussion was which of 01 and 001 would be
> deprecated, with the goal to align the C and C++ deprecations to ensure
> compatibility.
>
> On Thu, 7 May 2026 at 16:13, Hubert Tong via Liaison <
> liaison_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> With respect to the deprecation of multi-digit octal literals using the
>> plain 0 suffix, there is a culture (in WG 21) of expecting that deprecation
>> leads to eventual removal. Was that clear in the discussion in April (
>> https://github.com/sg22-c-cpp-standard-compatibility/sg-compatibility/blob/main/meetings/2026-04-24.md
>> )?
>>
>> -- HT
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