BC ABI (was "Re: [fedora-java] Re: Java OpenGL on FC4")

[Tom Tromey]

>> If so, why isn't -findirect-dispatch simply the default
>> compilation mode?

Bryce> Mostly because its not finished yet. The major blockers are CNI,
Bryce> because the C++ compiler does not yet understand the BC ABI, and the
Bryce> bug(s) affecting -findirect-dispatch when used for source code
Bryce> compilation. Certainly, the goal is to make BC the default ABI as soon
Bryce> as the issues are resolved.

BTW there is a meta-pr that has dependencies on all the known BC ABI
tasks:

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12725

(IMO not all of these are required to be fixed before we can flip the
default.)

Tom