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GCC Moving To Use C++ Instead of C

Posted by kdawson on from the keeping-with-the-times dept.

An anonymous reader writes "CodeSourcery's Mark Mitchell wrote to the GCC mailing list yesterday reporting that 'the GCC Steering Committee and the FSF have approved the use of C++ in GCC itself. Of course, there's no reason for us to use C++ features just because we can. The goal is a better compiler for users, not a C++ code base for its own sake.' Still undecided is what subset of C++ to use, as many contributors are experts in C, but novices in C++; there is a call for a volunteer to develop the C++ coding standards."

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  1. Re:Seems odd... by Yvanhoe · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The solution is called cross-compilation.
    You generate a binary for system Y on system X thanks to a compiler compiled in system X binary format.

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  2. Re:Seems odd... by Cyberax · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Cross-compilation from a working platform.

    It's not like many people don't have access to a platform powerful enough now. The need to bootstrap GCC from any platform only with K&R C has evaporated long ago.

  3. Re:Seems odd... by ChrisMP1 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    My kingdom for a mod point...

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