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Re: RFC: Make a standalone GNU V3 C++ demangler


>Does this patch actually make it available to libiberty?  And is the
>intent to obsolete and remove the v3 demangler currently in libiberty?
>
>I just want to make it clear that (if so) you're introducing the
>requirement for a host C++ compiler in order to build either GDB or
>c++filt.  That's reasonable, but I don't want it to happen unnoticed,
>and I don't think it should happen without informing the affected
>projects.


This patch provides a more accurate C++ demangler for libiberty to use,
if certain requirements can be met (g++, <vector>). If it can't, the old
one is used instead. Therefore, there will be no added dependency for gdb
or binutils.

-benjamin


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