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Re: [SG15] [isocpp-modules] [isocpp-ext] Modularization of the standard library and ABI stability

From: Bryce Adelstein Lelbach aka wash <brycelelbach_at_[hidden]>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2020 04:33:52 -0700
No, it just reflects the reality of the platforms. Let's not try to read
the tea leaves to scry an intent when there wasn't one.

On Mon, Mar 9, 2020, 04:29 Corentin <corentin.jabot_at_[hidden]> wrote:

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>
> On Mon, 9 Mar 2020 at 12:13, Nathan Sidwell via Modules <
> modules_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
>> On 3/8/20 5:01 PM, Bryce Adelstein Lelbach aka wash via Ext wrote:
>> > Do we have any ABI stability concerns regarding modularizing the
>> > standard library? Certainly for strong module ownership
>> implementations,
>> > this is a concern, but for weak module ownership implementations it may
>> > be a concern too, because the mangling of internal implementation
>> > details with module linkage would change.
>> >
>> > Can implementations overcome this with special hacks for the standard
>> > library that preserve the old mangled names?
>>
>> Some pushed for a breaking ABI change in Prague. This might be their
>> opportunity!
>>
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> In Prague, the ABI breaking of modularization were known, I can't recall
> if they were mentioned
> The existence of a weak model also tend to show that wg21 wants to
> prioritize abi stability over reliability
>
>>
>> nathan
>>
>> --
>> Nathan Sidwell
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Received on 2020-03-09 06:36:50