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GCC Switches From C to C++

Posted by Unknown on from the break-out-your-pitchforks dept.

According to a post on the GNU Compiler Collection list, GCC is now built as a C++ program by default. This is the fruition of much effort, and the goal now is to clean up the GCC internals that are reportedly pretty type-unsafe by rewriting them using C++ classes and templates.

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  1. Re:too bad GCC is not relevant anymore thanks to L by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This is the first I've heard of anything like this. Did I miss something? Is GCC now GPLv3, and does that mean you can't use it to build non-GPL programs?

  2. my fridge thermostat is digital by Chirs · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    It's got digital temp settings for fridge/freezer compartments, an optional "super-cool" for fast-freezing the freezer section after putting a load of groceries into it.

    Once of the coolest fridges I've seen (don't own it, too expensive) actually learned your habits--if you always have breakfast at time X and it generally results in the temperature in the fridge warming by a degree, it will pre-cool by an extra degree at time X-1 so that when you open it for breakfast it will warm up to the desired temperature. That fridge also had three separate compressors, one for each side of the fridge and one for the freezer. They were all variable speed, ran just fast enough to keep the desired temperature rather than cycling on/off.