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language evolution: "optional" should be a keyword

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"`@optional`" being a mere annotation presents difficulties, obstacles, problems, and roadblocks for compiler developers. If it were a keyword, then it would be clear that skipping it is **_non_**-optional, pun...

language-evolution proposal [for discussion]: a standardized, non-pragma indication of [the] supported target[s]

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• a standardized, non-pragma way to tell all P4 implementations what hardware the P4 program in question can possibly work on • e.g. “supported_targets { "Tofino 2", "Tofino 3" };”...