Re: GDB in C++

[David Daney <ddaney@avtrex.com>]

Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 30, 2007 at 07:56:32AM -0700, Michael Eager wrote:
>> That said, when I read and step through GDB code I see
>> significant portions which are clearly written in a way
>> which attempts to emulate classes, objects, and both
>> data and member encapsulation.
>>
>> I also see some flaws in this emulation, some of which
>> affect performance, others which affect logic.  There
>> are also places where the encapsulation is broken.  All of
>> this makes debugging more difficult.
> 
> I've seen this complain from at least three different people.
> 
> I'm in favor of switching to C++.  I'm not going to argue about it if
> others disagree, but I'll offer to do most of the work if the
> consensus is positive.
> 
IIRC in the case of GCC, RMS (among others) is opposed to conversion to C++.

My question is:  Does RMS have any say in the matter, and what are his 
thoughts on it?

David Daney