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Re: minor gcc2->gcc3 migration nit
- From: kenner at vlsi1 dot ultra dot nyu dot edu (Richard Kenner)
- To: phil at codesourcery dot com
- Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 04 06:54:15 EDT
- Subject: Re: minor gcc2->gcc3 migration nit
> Sometimes people want to link c++ programs by invoking gcc instead
> of g++.
For the record, those people are goofballs. It's like wanting to
steer a car, but instead of using the steering wheel, they want to
grab hold of the axles with their bare hands.
Use g++. That's what it's there for. :-)
It's not that simple. If we say that you have to use the "appropriate"
program instead of "gcc" for linking language X and a different one for
linking language Y, what happens if you have a program that uses *both*
languages X and Y? Both can't get their way.
That's why "gcc" is designed to be language-independent.