Re: Merging native-comp and pgtk

[Andy Moreton]

On Fri 12 Feb 2021, Stefan Monnier wrote:

>> For me, the native-comp branch is not yet usable on mingw64 64bit:
>
> Should "usable on mingw64" a prerequisite to merge a branch for an
> experimental feature that will only be activated upon explicit
> user request?

Not necessarily - my note was a list of some things that still need
attention, not an argument against merging native-comp into master.

>> The native-comp branch looks promising, but still needs a little more
>> work to make it suitable for wider use. Whether that should be done on a
>> development branch or after merging into master is a separate issue.
>
> But this thread is specifically about where that work should take place.
> As long as the code is on a separate branch, it incurs the extra
> overhead of having to keep merging changes from `master` to keep it up
> to date.

I think you misunderstood my meaning: I don't have a strong opinion on
whether it should be be merged.

    AndyM