Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 5 Jul 1999 22:49:59 +0200 | From | Jamie Lokier <> | Subject | Re: linux headers and C++ |
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Albert D. Cahalan wrote: > Linux already uses more than a C compiler offers. The best answer > would be to merge gcc and g++, using a config file to enable the > features that Linus approves of. Linux could use "C+" then.
One of the reasons Linus stopped using g++ on the kernel was the quality of the generated code. I gather g++ generates much better code now.
It'd still be important to disable exceptions (for example). And templates remain dangerous bloat-generating territory.
-- Jamie
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