Re: So what is wrong with v3 C++

[Andrew Cagney <ac131313@cygnus.com>]

> I just talked about this on the phone with Ben Kosnik.  He says that
> the bug causing him the most trouble is the simple inability to print
> his objects.  Troubles with virtual base classes and stepping into
> virtual functions are insignificant compared to the frustration of
> being unable to see his data.


My take would be, in order of priority:

	o	not dump core

	o	not lie when printing data

	o	anything else

you can work around broken step/next, it gets really hard to work around 
random core dumps and incorrect C++ output.

The second one is, I think, is somewhat unique to C++. Unlike more 
straight forward languages such as C, there is typically no 
direct/obvious correspondance between a data declaration and its 
representation in memory.  Consequently, it is important to get that 
data display right.

	Andrew