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Re: FYI: A new C++ demangler
- From: Alexandre Oliva <aoliva at redhat dot com>
- To: Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr at integrable-solutions dot net>
- Cc: Andrew Cagney <ac131313 at redhat dot com>, Nathanael Nerode <neroden at twcny dot rr dot com>, fche at redhat dot com, gdb at sources dot redhat dot com, binutils at sources dot redhat dot com, hjl at lucon dot org
- Date: 15 Jul 2003 16:03:39 -0300
- Subject: Re: FYI: A new C++ demangler
- Organization: GCC Team, Red Hat
- References: <20030712180228.GA912@doctormoo> <3F142933.1060902@redhat.com><m3vfu3aczu.fsf@uniton.integrable-solutions.net>
On Jul 15, 2003, Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr@integrable-solutions.net> wrote:
> I think the completely demented idea is insisting that "lot of
> systems don't ship with a C++ compiler" and continuing to demande to
> continue a broken implementation.
> Andrew Cagney <ac131313@redhat.com> wrote:
> | However, there is the SIM directory .....
> Yes. Apparently Nathanael doesn't seem to understand that C++
> can be used productively for system programming.
I don't think the issue is about using C++ for system programming.
The issue is about having to force every user of libiberty to start
linking programs that link with libiberty using $(CXX) instead of just
$(CC). This would be a very incompatible and, IMHO, undesirable
change.
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