status of GCC & C++

[Eric Botcazou]

> Really?  To start *writing* in C++, sure we want at least an initial
> version of the coding guidelines.  I pointed to those, because they
> look like a reasonable start.
>
> To start *building* in C++, I do not think we need to agree on the
> coding guidelines.  We are already doing stages 2 and 3, doing stage 1
> is a straightforward next step.

If we start building in C++, then this would mean that you can start to use
C++ in the code.  And we agreed to settle on a set of coding guidelines before 
starting to use C++ in the code.

Building stage 1 with a C++ compiler has zero value if you don't use C++ in 
the code.  It probably even has a negative value, since it gratuitously makes 
it harder to build the compiler on exotic platforms.

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Eric Botcazou