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> Why does every non-Windows compiler insist on bringing a non-Windows ABI to Windows? Isn't the point of a using a different compiler to let it compile your c

> Why does every non-Windows compiler insist on bringing a non-Windows ABI to Windows? Isn't the point of a using a different compiler to let it compile your code in different ways? Having to meet an arbitrary ABI is a limiting restriction you may not want.

dataflow 4y ago
That's when you add a flag (or annotation/attribute/whatever) to let users switch to an unconventional ABI when they really want to. That doesn't mean your default choice has to be something that deliberately defies the convention and makes life harder for everyone by default.