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From: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org>
To: Vladimir Prus <vladimir@codesourcery.com>
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Subject: Re: Move GDB to C++ ?
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On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 07:53:30PM +0400, 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.

Consider requiring the C++ runtime, then... this would be a problem
for CodeSourcery in the same way that it would be for AdaCore.
Solvable in both cases, and I have no qualms about solving it, but it
will be some work.

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery