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Re: Will therefore GDB utilize C++ or not?
On 04/18/2012 11:22 AM, Joel Brobecker wrote:
What can change? C++ usage is already decreasing, most of the new
development is in Java. If C++ is already not suitable it will never
be.
Many things can change. Just one example: The constraints placed
on GDB/GDBserver could change and lead to a more positive terrain
for C++ adoption. Maybe, one day, the conditions will be right.
Just not today.
Wading in late .. but is the gdbserver intended to run
on an embedded RTOS with just threads?
If so, then as a broad over generalization, it would be a
shame to push any C++ run-time requirements on a
target that is likely resource constrained. Plus some of
the smaller gcc targets do not support C++.
C++ for tools that will always run on a development host
is a technical programming benefits decision.
But please remember that host does not universally
equal target. What may be right for one side may not
be for the other.
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