> So this mode needs to set user expectations appropriately: your code breaking between compiler releases is a feature, not a bug.
Good luck. I feel that the C++ community values backward compatibility way too much for this to succeed. Most package maintainers are not going to like it a bit.
pjmlp · 27m ago
There has been plenty of breakage throughout ISO revisions.
The biggest problem is ABI, in theory that isn't something that standard cares about, in practice all compiler vendors do, thus proposals that break ABI from existing binary libraries tend to be an issue.
Another issue is that WG21 nowadays is full of people without compiler experience, willing to push through their proposals, even without implementations, which then compiler vendors are supposed to suck it up and implement them somehow.
After around C++14 time, it became cool to join WG21 and now the process is completely broken, there are more than 200 members.
There is no guidance on an overall vision per se, everyone gets to submit their pet proposal, and then needs to champion it.
Most of these folks aren't that keen into security, hence the kind of baby steps that have been happening.
dzaima · 10m ago
Compilers at least allow specifying the standard to target, which solves the ISO revision issue. But breaking within the same -std=... setting is quite a bit more annoying, forcing either indefinite patching on otherwise-complete functional codebases, or keeping potentially every compiler version on your system, both of which are pretty terrible options.
Good luck. I feel that the C++ community values backward compatibility way too much for this to succeed. Most package maintainers are not going to like it a bit.
The biggest problem is ABI, in theory that isn't something that standard cares about, in practice all compiler vendors do, thus proposals that break ABI from existing binary libraries tend to be an issue.
Another issue is that WG21 nowadays is full of people without compiler experience, willing to push through their proposals, even without implementations, which then compiler vendors are supposed to suck it up and implement them somehow.
After around C++14 time, it became cool to join WG21 and now the process is completely broken, there are more than 200 members.
There is no guidance on an overall vision per se, everyone gets to submit their pet proposal, and then needs to champion it.
Most of these folks aren't that keen into security, hence the kind of baby steps that have been happening.