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Re: Putting C++ code into gcc front end
- From: Michael Matz <matz at suse dot de>
- To: Benjamin Kosnik <bkoz at redhat dot com>
- Cc: <gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 22:48:05 +0100 (CET)
- Subject: Re: Putting C++ code into gcc front end
Hi,
On Tue, 4 Mar 2003, Benjamin Kosnik wrote:
> > what if we only built the C front end, optimizers, and back end during
> > all three stages of a bootstrap? And then came back to build the other
> > front ends when we were done?
>
> I think this sounds like a really good idea.
No, it's not. Of course it depends on which parts you're interested.
But for me, bootstrapping more source is better than fewer for reasons
given in another mail from me. Building the compilers actually doesn't
take that much more time. Surely less time than libstdc++ and libjava.
Ciao,
Michael.