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Re: Why No Names for gcc's Objective C and Objective C++?
Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> writes:
> On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 10:55, Ian Lance Taylor <iant@google.com> wrote:
>> Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> 1. ÂWhy no specific name for the two languages?
>>
>> Those languages don't install their own driver program. ÂI don't know
>> why. ÂIt may just be for historical reasons.
>
> Hm, is that a legit feature request then?
Yes. But I have to say that few gcc maintainers are interested in
Objective C and even fewer in Objective C++, so it is more likely to
happen if you provide a patch.
Ian