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Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:

> 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.

And of course CodeSourcery does have some experience with g++ :-)
so it is instructive that even there it would be some work to make
the transition, of course as Daniel says, this can certainly be done,
but I think it is important to understand all the costs in such a
transition.