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Re: C++ demangler horrors
> On Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 01:08:06PM -0400, Nathanael Nerode wrote:
> > We want a working C++ demangler which is not dependent on libstdc++
> > in any way.
>
> You have to elaborate. My demangler patch requires a C++ compiler to
> build, but not a C++ compiler to use. I don't see there is much
> drawback. Besides, it will fall back to the old demangler if there is
> no suitable C++ compiler.
> H.J.
FWIW, g++ (cc1plus) on mainline can be built with any ISO C compiler.
I.e. you could build cc1plus in stage1 and use that to build the C++
demangler.
As long as you don't need libstdc++ (or exceptions which also require
the target support library) then you should be fine. Ie. you can use
all other C++ language features like classes, ctors/dtors etc. If the
C++ demangler can restrict itself to these features you should be able
to build it in stage1 after building cc1plus.
Does this help?
--Kaveh
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Kaveh R. Ghazi ghazi@caip.rutgers.edu