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Re: Converting GCC to compilation with C++

From: Robert Dewar <dewar at gnat dot com>
To: Paolo Bonzini <bonzini at gnu dot org>
Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, Joe Buck <joe dot buck at synopsys dot com>,Mark Mitchell <mark at codesourcery dot com>, nathan at codesourcery dot com
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 11:17:37 -0400
Subject: Re: Converting GCC to compilation with C++
References: <40F2C9D5.20703@codesourcery.com> <32805.::ffff:128.194.146.35.1089667109.squirrel@webmail.nerim.net> <20040712142843.A7657@synopsys.com> <40F34A8D.2010601@gnat.com> <32794.::ffff:24.250.169.187.1089704266.squirrel@webmail.nerim.net> <40F3F25F.4070507@gnat.com> <40F3F75A.409@gnu.org>

Paolo Bonzini wrote:

I would remove from my subset overloading, any kind of
inheritance
Inheritance seems to me the most rewarding point in switching to C++. C++ without inheritance is strongly typed C.


That's right, and there are some advantages to be gained from the
strong typing (or at least let's say stronger, I would not call
C++ a strongly typed language :-)

References:
- Converting GCC to compilation with C++
  - From: Mark Mitchell
- Re: Converting GCC to compilation with C++
  - From: Gabriel Dos Reis
- Re: Converting GCC to compilation with C++
  - From: Joe Buck
- Re: Converting GCC to compilation with C++
  - From: Robert Dewar
- Re: Converting GCC to compilation with C++
  - From: Gabriel Dos Reis
- Re: Converting GCC to compilation with C++
  - From: Robert Dewar
- Re: Converting GCC to compilation with C++
  - From: Paolo Bonzini

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