The timing is a bit unexpected, given that there was a similar discussion not too long ago, and I think someone stepped up as a quasi-maintainer (maybe even Adr

The timing is a bit unexpected, given that there was a similar discussion not too long ago, and I think someone stepped up as a quasi-maintainer (maybe even Adrian, who now acked the removal patch). Itanium will be remember for quite a while because it gave us the Itanium C++ ABI: https://itanium-cxx-abi.github.io/cxx-abi/ https://itanium-cxx-abi.github.io/cxx-abi/ It's actively maintained and continuously adjusted to new implementation requirements for newer C++ standards versions. Despite the name, it's the C++ ABI that GNU/Linux (and most non-Windows targets) uses for other CPUs as well. I know that people don't like this kind of ABI stability (or C++), but it's what enables widespread C++ usage in distributions, without the need for flag days/mass rebuilds or tons of manually created compat packages. We might not have Qt or KDE without the Itanium C++ ABI.