Using C++ in GCC is OK

[Jonathan Wakely]

On 3 June 2010 20:35, Steinar Bang wrote:
>>>>>> 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.

C++ is not an OO language.

http://www2.research.att.com/~bs/bs_faq.html#Object-Oriented-language