Re: Will therefore GDB utilize C++ or not?

John Gilmore
2012-11-22T21:42:54Z

> For most embedded Linux kernel targets it will be enough to build the standard
> fully featured gdbserver with static libstdc++ (making it only ~2x larger).

It becomes ~2x larger for what benefit?

> There will be also separate minimal gdbserver in plain C.
> ... This minimal server has no
> need for non-stop/multi-inferior etc., it will be created by stripping down
> the current one; but in fact one can be also easily code it from scratch.

Why in heaven's name would you take working code that's in the release
today, and "strip it down" to be less functional? What's wrong with
continuing to ship it merely the way it is?

John