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Re: Get rid of underscore.c
On 20 Sep 2002 11:36:05 +0100, Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> wrote:
> Well one reason is that the demangler works with other compiler's
> mangling schemes, not just G++'s, so it makes sense to have it as a
> separate-from-gcc utility.
I think that's very much a secondary function.
> Keeping the demangler in binutils up to date with G++ should not
> really be that hard of a problem.
Yes; if (as a developer) you always rebuild binutils and gcc at the same
time, or if (as a user) you always install new versions at the same time,
it won't be an issue. But that's not the way things usually work. I, for
one, seldom build binutils; the last time I built it was in April. I
don't want to have to build binutils to test demangler changes.
Jason