UVM 1.2 , run_phase deprecation, and pre-compiling uvm base class

Q1) Is there truth to the hearsay that the Technical Committee (UVM Working Group) will/might remove run_phase's twelve sub phases (pre_reset, reset, etc.)?  If so, when might we expect it?

Q2) When is UVM 1.2 expected?

Q3) I am just looking into precompiling the uvm base class for our testbenches.  (I suppose that I would need two versions, one with -linedebug and one w/o.)   Does anyone have any comments about pre-compiling the UVM base class as I now work thru an example?