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Re: PATCH: Support the new demangler written in C++
- From: Alexandre Oliva <aoliva at redhat dot com>
- To: Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr at integrable-solutions dot net>
- Cc: Nathanael Nerode <neroden at twcny dot rr dot com>, gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: 08 Jul 2003 16:10:27 -0300
- Subject: Re: PATCH: Support the new demangler written in C++
- Organization: GCC Team, Red Hat
- References: <20030708035313.GA542@doctormoo><m3isqdpi3j.fsf@uniton.integrable-solutions.net>
On Jul 8, 2003, Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr@integrable-solutions.net> wrote:
> Nathanael Nerode <neroden@twcny.rr.com> writes:
> | It's not acceptable for GDB to magically build
> | with the "good" demangler if there's a C++ compiler around and with
> | the "bad" demangler if there isn't; can you imagine the confusing bug
> | reports? "It works for me with the same snapshot." "Did you have a C++
> | compiler in your environment?" Ick, ick, ick, ick, ick, ick, ick.
> Arguments along the same lines can be made if the demangler were
> written in C.
Huh? libiberty is part of GDB. If there's a fixed C demangler, it'll
always be used, so I don't see your point.
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