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Re: Putting C++ code into gcc front end
- From: dewar at gnat dot com (Robert Dewar)
- To: gdr at integrable-solutions dot net, zack at codesourcery dot com
- Cc: dewar at gnat dot com, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, mrs at apple dot com, tromey at redhat dot com
- Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 09:24:16 -0500 (EST)
- Subject: Re: Putting C++ code into gcc front end
> * there is a well-formed corpus of C++ well-implemented by
> compilers out there. That corpus is the not the most recent
> innovative features of the langage but successful projects in C++
> don't always use the most recent features.
So perhaps the prerequisite here is to develop an agreed set of language features
that can be used, chosen with two goals in mind:
1. Keep the code clear, and accessible by non-C++ experts
2. Keep the code compilable by a wide range of C++ compilers