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Swift "3.2" and 4.0 are really the same compiler, run with -swift-version 3 and -swift-version 4 flags, respectively.

• kibwen 9y ago
  I get that they're the same command-line tool, but as a bystander that doesn't tell me whether it's implemented underneath as two separate incompatible compilers that are toggled between with a flag. And even if it's a single compiler with mostly shared components, that doesn't have to imply that the binaries that are produced are ABI-compatible between the two. I'm not implying that I cannot believe that this use-case will work, only asking for some assurance from the compiler devs that it does.
  • lyinsteve 9y ago
    -swift-version 3 really just turns on some different paths through the parser and type checker to allow previously-valid Swift 3 code to survive to code generation time. They're both compatible
  • slavapestov 9y ago
    > I'm not implying that I cannot believe that this use-case will work, only asking for some assurance from the compiler devs that it does. You have my assurances that it works ;-)