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Re: Converting GCC to compilation with C++
- From: Robert Dewar <dewar at gnat dot com>
- To: Richard Kenner <kenner at vlsi1 dot ultra dot nyu dot edu>
- Cc: rmathew at gmail dot com, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 10:06:37 -0400
- Subject: Re: Converting GCC to compilation with C++
- References: <10407141336.AA23718@vlsi1.ultra.nyu.edu>
Richard Kenner wrote:
How would it be different from the current situation
for the Ada front end?
The Ada front end is written in itself, while this is written in a "third"
language (not itself and not in C). One of the arguments in favor of
writing a front end in itself is that bootstrapping then becomes a good
compiler test.
I agree with Richard here, it would really be more attractive to write
gcj in Java rather than C++, and since Java is reasonably portable, this
should not compromise the build process too much. Oh well this is
undoubtedly only an academic comment.