On 23.04.2014 18:33, Jonathan Schleifer wrote:
Am 23.04.2014 um 18:31 schrieb Jérôme Duval <jerome.duval@xxxxxxxxx>:Was there any discussion happening on this subject? Because it looks to me there wasn't any.There never was a discussion whether we should keep GCC or switch to Clang, hence this vote, so we know what the majority of the developers wants :). GCC or Clang is mostly a thing of personal preference these days.
We usually only vote when absolutely necessary, i.e. when a decision needs to be reached and a consensus cannot be found (respectively there isn't an option obviously favored by a majority). So, generally the process starts with an informal discussion. If a decision cannot be reached, a vote is suggested (the options may need to be discussed), and finally a formal vote is held (*).
CU, Ingo(*) Years ago we almost formalized the process. There's mail from Jorge -- I'm too lazy to search it ATM -- which summarized the process and was generally agreed on. We should really put this stuff in the wiki or on the website.
