Re: Move GDB to C++ ?

[Robert Dewar <dewar at adacore dot com>]

Vladimir Prus wrote:

> I think that in this case, the most important argument is that GDB already
> uses most of the features C++ has to offer -- except in non-standard and
> undocumented way. Switch to C++ will make that better. The only price to
> pay is requiring C++ compiler -- and given that the GNU project makes GCC,
> I just don't see the issue.

OK, thats worrisome (that you dont see the issue). Because for
sure this is a consideration. The effort of building, properly
installing, and maintaining an appropriate version of g++ that
will make it possible to build and debug gdb is definitely not
zero. Sure there are no conceptual difficulties, but that does
not mean it is zero work from a system administration point of
view.