FYI: A new C++ demangler

[Alexandre Oliva]

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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