Using C++ in GCC is OK

[Steinar Bang]

>>>>> Mark Mitchell <mark@codesourcery.com>:

> I think virtual functions are on the edge; quite useful, but do result
> in the compiler adding a pointer to data objects and in uninlinable
> indirect calls at run-time.  Therefore, I would avoid them in the
> initial subset of C++ used in GCC.

Umm...?  Virtual functions are _the_ core C++ feature for creating OO
frameworks.

Allowing C++ but avoiding virtual functions seems odd to me.