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Re: Putting C++ code into gcc front end
- From: Richard Earnshaw <rearnsha at arm dot com>
- To: Zack Weinberg <zack at codesourcery dot com>
- Cc: Benjamin Kosnik <bkoz at redhat dot com>, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, austern at apple dot com, Richard dot Earnshaw at arm dot com
- Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 10:17:30 +0000
- Subject: Re: Putting C++ code into gcc front end
- Organization: ARM Ltd.
- Reply-to: Richard dot Earnshaw at arm dot com
> Everyone in this discussion is talking about *which* C++ features
> should be allowed, which is orthogonal to my original concern on this
> score. My concern is entirely about *where* C++ can safely be used,
> and my opinion at the present time is "only in front ends other than
> C/C++/Ada." We can easily arrange to have a fully functional g++ and
> libstdc++ available when those front ends are built, starting with
> only a C compiler. We can *not* easily ask everyone who currently
> builds GCC to install a C++ compiler for bootstrap purposes. I am
> personally familiar with an organization that still uses gcc 2.7.2 as
> a starting point for GCC builds. That's a bit extreme, but still.
That's my opinion too.
R.